Rensselaer
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɛnsəˈlɪəɹ/
Proper noun
Rensselaer
- A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Indiana, United States, named after James Van Rensselaer.
- A village in Ralls County, Missouri, United States, named after the nearby Rensselaer Academy.
- A city in Rensselaer County, New York, United States, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer and family, as was the county.
Derived terms
- Rensselaer County
See also
- rensselaerite
- Van Rensselaer (surname)
Dutch
Etymology
Named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer (1586-1643), a WIC administrator and founder of Rensselaerswijck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛn.səˌlaːr/
- Hyphenation: Rens‧se‧laer
Proper noun
Rensselaer n
- A neighborhood of Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “rensselaer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN