Gijbeland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghibenland in 1325. Compound of a familiar form of Middle Dutch Gijsbrecht (“a personal name”) and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gij‧be‧land

Proper noun

Gijbeland n

1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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