Nieuw-Beijerland
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Nieuw Beierland in 1773. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and a compound of Beieren (“Bavaria”) and land (“land”). The village is located in a polder named after Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria, the wife of the polder's sponsor. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oud-Beijerland and Zuid-Beijerland.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Beij‧er‧land
Proper noun
editNieuw-Beijerland n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.