Klein Hitland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hitland (Groot en Klein) in 1899. Potentially derived from klein (“small, lesser”) and either dialectal Hitland (“the Shetland Islands”) or hit (“Shetland pony”) and land (“land”). The toponym contrasts with Groot Hitland.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Klein Hit‧land

Proper noun

Klein Hitland n

1. A hamlet in Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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