Hageland
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Hagelant (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From haag + land. The term haag, which is now mostly used to refer to a hedge of bushes, previously referred more broadly to an area with dense (low) forests and/or undergrowth. Its earliest attestation, spelled Hagelant. dates from 1528.
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Proper noun edit
Hageland