Tholen

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Tholen (plural Tholens)

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

See also Zealandic Tole.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.lə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tho‧len
  • Rhymes: -oːlən

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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