Nieuw-Beijerland
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Nieuw Beierland in 1773. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and a compound of Beieren (“Bavaria”) and land (“land”). The village is located in a polder named after Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria, the wife of the polder's sponsor. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oud-Beijerland and Zuid-Beijerland.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Beij‧er‧land
Proper noun
Nieuw-Beijerland n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Nieuw-Beijerlander
- Nieuw-Beijerlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “nieuw-beijerland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN