Hollander
/ˈhɒl.ən.dər/noun
A person from Holland; historically, a Dutch person.
Did you know?The word comes from Holland, whose name is often linked to Old Dutch *holtland*—literally “wood-land” or “forest land,” a reminder that even place-names can carry ancient landscapes inside them.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hulþą / *holtą
“wood, grove, forest”
Old Dutch
OD
holtland
“wooded land, forest land”
Middle Dutch
MD
Holland
“the county/region of Holland”
Middle English
ME
Hollander
“a person from Holland”
Modern English
English
Hollander
“a person from Holland; a Dutch person”