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Gooland
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as ghodelde lant in 1280-1287. If the oldest attestation refers to the current settlement, a derivation from odt *Godhelde a personal name and odt 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 nl land land is possible.
Pronunciation
nl Goo land
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Pijnacker-Nootdorp p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
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