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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hulsterlo in 1136. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and the toponym Namen. Named after the flooded village of Namen (part of the lands of Saeftinghe), which in turn was named after its location in the Polder van Namen, the polder itself having been constructed by (and named for) John I of Namur (1267-1330).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌniu̯ ˈnaː.mə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Na‧men
- Rhymes: -aːmən
Proper noun
Nieuw-Namen n
- A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwnamen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN