Pauluspolder

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Pauli mansura in 1264. Compound of Paulus (a personal name) and polder (polder). The settlement was named for its location in the Ser Pauluspolder.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑu̯.lʏsˌpɔl.dər/
  • Hyphenation: Pau‧lus‧pol‧der

Proper noun[edit]

Pauluspolder n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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