Medieval Dutch Origin Place Names

This is a list of place names in which the origin is Medieval Dutch. Middle Dutch was the form of the Dutch language that was spoken in medieval times.
type
usage
origin
Flanders (Region) English
From Middle Dutch Vlander, from a Germanic root meaning "waterlogged", referring to the marshy landscape of Flanders. This is the name of the northern portion of Belgium.
Flandre (Region) French
French form of Flanders.
Sweden (Country) English, Medieval Dutch
From Middle Dutch, ultimately from the Old Norse ethnic name Svíar "Swede", itself possibly from Proto-Norse Swihoniz meaning "one's own tribe". This is the name of a country in Northern Europe.
Vlaanderen (Region) Dutch
Dutch form of Flanders.
Vlander (Region) Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch form of Flanders.
Zweden (Country) Dutch
Dutch form of Sweden.