Slootgaard

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Sloeierd (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as De Slootgert in 1680. Compound of sloot (“ditch”) and gaard (“garden”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Sloot‧gaard

Proper noun

Slootgaard n

1. A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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