Kerk en Zanen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Zane Polder in 1615. Derived from kerk (“church”) and a term likely derived from the toponym Zaan. Named after two polders, which were named in turn after the mills used to drain them.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kerk en Za‧nen

Proper noun

Kerk en Zanen n

1. A neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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