Zuid-Beijerland
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Zuid-Beijerland in 1839-1859. Compound of zuid (“south”) 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 zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuw-Beijerland and Oud-Beijerland.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Zuid-‧Beij‧er‧land
Proper noun
editZuid-Beijerland n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.