Wippolder

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wippolder van Delfgaauw in 1841. Compound of wipmolen (“hollow post mill”) and polder (“polder”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wip‧pol‧der

Proper noun

Wippolder n

1. A neighbourhood of Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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