Nieuwpoort

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as nove ville and nova villa in 1283. Compound of Middle Dutch niuw (“new”) and poort (“city, harbour”).
• (Utrecht) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.poːrt/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧poort

Proper noun

Nieuwpoort n

1. A city and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Nieuwpoortenaar
• Nieuwpoorts

References

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