Gooland

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as ghodelde lant in 1280-1287. If the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement, a derivation from Old Dutch *Godhelde (“a personal name”) and lant (“land”) is possible. If the oldest attestation does not refer to the current settlement, a derivation from a compound of the hydronym Goo Wetering and land (“land”) is possible.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Goo‧land

Proper noun

Gooland n

  1. A hamlet in Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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