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Attested as Pool Landt in 1680. Potentially derived from poolland (“the Arctic”), with the name having been given by whalers heading to the Arctic.
Poolland n
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “poolland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
