Slootgaard

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • De Sloeierd (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as De Slootgert in 1680. Compound of sloot (“ditch”) and gaard (“garden”). Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Sloot‧gaard

Proper noun

Slootgaard n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “slootgaard”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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