Klein Hitland

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hitland (Groot en Klein) in 1899. Potentially derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and either dialectal Hitland (“the Shetland Islands”) or hit (“Shetland pony”) and land (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Groot Hitland.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Klein Hit‧land

Proper noun edit

Klein Hit land n

A hamlet in Zuidplas, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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