Waarland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Waedt Polder in 1665. Compound of waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”) and land (“land”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Waar‧land

Proper noun

Waarland n

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

   Synonym: Kluivenburg (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Waarlander
• Waarlands

References

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