Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Gij‧be‧land

Proper noun edit

Gijbeland n

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

References edit

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