Waarland
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Waedt Polder in 1665. Compound of waard (“polder complex surrounded by water”) and land (“land”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Waar‧land
Proper noun
Waarland n
- A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kluivenburg (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Waarlander
- Waarlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “waarland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN