Kerk en Zanen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Zane Polder in 1615. Derived from kerk (“church”) and a term likely derived from the toponym Zaan. Named after two polders, which were named in turn after the mills used to drain them.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Kerk en Za‧nen

Proper noun edit

Kerk en Zanen n

A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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