Sint Anna
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as St Anne in 1773-1794. Derived from sint (“saint”) and Anna (“a given name”), referring in this case to the mother of the Virgin Mary. Named after a chapel. Compare Sint-Annaland and Sint Annaparochie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈɑ.naː/
- Hyphenation: Sint An‧na
Proper noun
Sint Anna n
- A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “sint anna”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN