Molenbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) Calque of West Frisian Mûnebuorren, a compound of mûne (“mill”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
• (Texel) First attested as Molenbuyrt in 1543. Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).
• (Utrecht) First attested as meulenaer aan den Biesbosch in 1705. Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”). Named after a former windmill.
• (Flevoland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various mills.
• (Noord-Brabant) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhoods's streets are named after terms related to mills.
• (Edam-Volendam) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”).
• (Wormerland) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”).
• (Gouda) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood's streets are named after various types of mill.
• (Leiden) Compound of molen (“mill”) and buurt (“neighbourhood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n).byːrt/
• Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧buurt

Proper noun

Molenbuurt n

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
5. A neighbourhood of Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
6. A neighbourhood of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands
7. A neighbourhood of Wormerland, North Holland, Netherlands
8. A neighbourhood of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
9. A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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