Gijbeland
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ghibenland in 1325. Compound of a familiar form of Middle Dutch Gijsbrecht (“a personal name”) and lant (“land, polderland”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gij‧be‧land
Proper noun
Gijbeland n
- A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “gijbeland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN