Ottoland

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ottelant and ottelandt in 1366. Compound of Middle Dutch Otte (“a personal name”) and lant (“land, polderland”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ot‧to‧land

Proper noun

Ottoland n

  1. A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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