Sint Anna

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as St Anne in 1773-1794. Derived from sint (“saint”) and Anna (a given name), referring in this case to the mother of the Virgin Mary. Named after a chapel. Compare Sint-Annaland and Sint Annaparochie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈɑ.naː/
  • Hyphenation: Sint An‧na

Proper noun

Sint Anna n

  1. a neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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