't Zand
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
- (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
- (Zeeland) Attested as 't Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ət ˈzɑnt/
- Hyphenation: 't Zand
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
- Homophone: 't Zandt
Proper noun
't Zand n
- A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “t zand”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN