Tholen

English

Proper noun

Tholen (plural Tholens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tholen is the 28049^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 854 individuals. Tholen is most common among White (95.78%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Helton, Holten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de tholle in 1261. Derived from Middle Dutch tolle (“tollhouse”) or tolne (“tollhouse”).

See also Zealandic Tole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Tho‧len
• Rhymes: -oːlən

Proper noun

Tholen n

1. A city, municipality, and island in Zeeland, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Anna Jacobapolder, Botshoofd, De Rand, De Sluis, Gorishoek, Het Oudeland, Malland, Molenvliet, Mosselhoek, Onder de Molen, Oud Kerkhof, Oud-Vossemeer, Poortvliet, Scherpenisse, Schoondorp, Sint-Annaland, Sint-Maartensdijk, Sint Philipsland, Stavenisse, Steenenkruis, Strijenham, Westkerke

Derived terms

• Tholenaar
• Thools

References

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