Uncertain. The sand bar, from which the island was constructed, already bore this name.
- IPA(key): /ˌneːl.tjə ˈjɑns/
- Hyphenation: Neel‧tje Jans
Neeltje Jans n
- An artificial island in the Eastern Scheldt, Zeeland, the Netherlands, constructed from a sand bar to be used for building the Oosterscheldekering.