Kerk en Zanen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Zane Polder in 1615. Derived from kerk (“church”) and a term likely derived from the toponym Zaan. Named after two polders, which were named in turn after the mills used to drain them.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Kerk en Za‧nen

Proper noun

Kerk en Zanen n

  1. a neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kerk en zanen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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