Nieuwe Tuinen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Nieuwe tuinen in 1899. Derived from nieuw (“new”) and the plural form of tuin (“garden”). The area around the hamlet was initially developed as a set of fruit gardens for rent.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we Tui‧nen

Proper noun

Nieuwe Tuinen n

  1. A hamlet in Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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