Schollevaar

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Scholvaars Eiland in 1839-1859. Derived from schollevaar (“cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo”). Named after a nearby road.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Schol‧le‧vaar

Proper noun

Schollevaar n

1. A neighbourhood of Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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