Anna Jacobapolder
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Anna Jacobapolder in 1838-1857. Compound of Anna (“a personal name”) and Jacoba (“a personal name”) and polder (“polder”). Named after the wife of the initiator of the land reclamation project which resulted in the creation of the polder.
See also Zealandic Annajacobapolder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑ.naː jaːˈkoː.baːˌpɔl.dər/
- Hyphenation: An‧na Ja‧co‧ba‧pol‧der
Proper noun
Anna Jacobapolder n
- A village in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “anna jacobapolder”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN