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English
Proper noun
Tholen (plural Tholens)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tholen is the 28049th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 854 individuals. Tholen is most common among White (95.78%) individuals.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de tholle in 1261. Derived from Middle Dutch tolle (“tollhouse”) or tolne (“tollhouse”).
See also Zealandic Tole.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tholen n
- A city, municipality, and island in Zeeland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Anna Jacobapolder, Botshoofd, De Rand, De Sluis, Gorishoek, Het Oudeland, Malland, Molenvliet, Mosselhoek, Onder de Molen, Oud Kerkhof, Oud-Vossemeer, Poortvliet, Scherpenisse, Schoondorp, Sint-Annaland, Sint-Maartensdijk, Sint Philipsland, Stavenisse, Steenenkruis, Strijenham, Westkerke
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “tholen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN