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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Oudelant in 1573. Derived from heer (“lord”), Oudeland (a surname) and ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Named after Pieter Oudeland, a nobleman from Dordrecht who was one of the financiers of the land reclamation project which created the land the former fiefdom stood on and the current neighbourhood stands on.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Heer Ou‧de‧lands Am‧bacht
Proper noun
Heer Oudelands Ambacht n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Zwijndrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heer oudelands ambacht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN