Gijbeland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghibenland in 1325. Compound of a familiar form of Middle Dutch Gijsbrecht (“a personal name”) and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Gij‧be‧land

Proper noun

Gijbeland n

  1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gijbeland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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