Anna Jacobapolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Anna Jacobapolder in 1838-1857. Compound of Anna (“a personal name”) and Jacoba (“a personal name”) and polder (“polder”). Named after the wife of the initiator of the land reclamation project which resulted in the creation of the polder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.naː jaːˈkoː.baːˌpɔl.dər/
Hyphenation: An‧na Ja‧co‧ba‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Anna Jacoba polder n

A village in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “anna jacobapolder”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN