Noord-Hofland

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hofflants Polder in 1615. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and Middle Dutch hoflant (“lordly land, land belonging to a homestead”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Noord-‧Hof‧land

Proper noun

Noord-Hofland n

A neighbourhood of Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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