Schipluiden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as scipliede in the 12th century. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Middle Dutch schiplede (“navigable watercourse”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to lieden (“people”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Schip‧lui‧den

Proper noun

Schipluiden n

1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Schipluidenaar
• Schipluidens

References

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