Carel Coenraadpolder

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of the name of Carel Coenraad Geertsema (1843-1928) and polder (“polder”). Geertsema served as Queen's commissioner for Groningen from 1893 to 1917 and spent a great deal of energy on the reorganisation of infrastructure and the province's water boards.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.rəl ˈkun.raːtˌpɔl.dər/
Hyphenation: Ca‧rel Coen‧raad‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Carel Coenraad polder n

A hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN