Driemanspolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Driemans Polder in 1687. Compound of drie (“three”), man (“man”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder, named after the three windmills which drained it.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Drie‧mans‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Driemanspolder n

A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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