Heer Oudelands Ambacht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oudelant in 1573. Derived from heer (“lord”), Oudeland (“a surname”) and ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Named after Pieter Oudeland, a nobleman from Dordrecht who was one of the financiers of the land reclamation project which created the land the former fiefdom stood on and the current neighbourhood stands on.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Heer Ou‧de‧lands Am‧bacht

Proper noun

Heer Oudelands Ambacht n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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