Nieuwland

• (Vijfheerenlanden) First attested as nuwelant around 1320. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
• (Friesland) First attested as Nieuwland in 1851-1855. Calque of West Frisian Nijlân, derived in turn from nijlân (“newly reclaimed land”).
• (Zeeland) First attested as noua terra in 1238. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
• (Amersfoort) First attested as ten nyenlande in 1381-1383. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
• (Schiedam) First attested as nuweland in 1346. Derived from Middle Dutch nieulant (“newly reclaimed land, recently cultivated land”).
• (Voorne aan Zee) Derived from nieuwland (“newly reclaimed land”).
• (former municipality) Named after Nieuwland, currently part of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland.

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.lɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧land

Nieuwland n

1. A village and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
4. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
5. A neighbourhood of Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
6. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
7. A former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.

• Nieuwland, Kortland en 's-Graveland
• Nieuwlandse Molen

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