Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Attested as De Slootgert in 1680. Compound of sloot (ditch) and gaard (garden). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Sloot‧gaard

Proper noun edit

Slootgaard n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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