Jacoba

See also: Jakoba

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaːˈkoː.baː/
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  • Hyphenation: Ja‧co‧ba
  • Rhymes: -oːbaː

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Jacoba ?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Named for the settlement's location within the Jacobapolder and close proximity to the Jacobadijk; both locations are named after the daughter of the chief investor in the land reclamation projects which created them, Johan Pieter van den Brande.

Proper noun

Jacoba n

  1. A hamlet in Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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