Nieuwe Molen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as St. Anthonis Molen in 1838-1857. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a windmill constructed in 1817. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.
• (Zeeland) Attested as Nieuwe molen in 1899. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and molen (“windmill”). Named after a former windmill demolished in 1922. So named to distinguish the settlement from Oude Molen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌniu̯.ə ˈmoː.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Nieuwe Mo‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Proper noun

Nieuwe Molen n

1. A hamlet in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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