't Zand

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as eene herberg, het zand genoemt in 1770. Derived from zand (“sand”). Named after a former inn.
• (Alphen-Chaam) Derived from zand (“sand”).
• (Altena) Derived from zand (“sand”).
• (Zeeland) Attested as 't Zand around 1750. Derived from zand (“sand”), here used in the dialectal sense "sand bar, sandy alluvial soil".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ət ˈzɑnt/
• Hyphenation: 't Zand
• Rhymes: -ɑnt
• Homophone: 't Zandt

Proper noun

't Zand n

1. A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “t zand”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN