Jacoba

See also: Jakoba

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaːˈkoː.baː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ja‧co‧ba
• Rhymes: -oːbaː

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN