Oud-Beijerland
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Baaierland (dialect form)
Etymology
Attested as Die gorsse van Egmont Beijerlant in 1546. Compound of oud (“old”) 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 oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuw-Beijerland and Zuid-Beijerland.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oud-‧Beij‧er‧land
Proper noun
Oud-Beijerland n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Oud-Beijerlander
- Oud-Beijerlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oud-beijerland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN