Editing Zealand (section)

==Etymology==
The origin of the Danish name ''Sjælland'' is not exactly known. {{lang|da|Sjæl}} in modern Danish means "soul"; a derivation from {{lang|non|siô}}''/''{{lang|non|sæ}} (meaning "lake" or "sea") has been assumed. However, today a common hypothesis is that the Old Danish form {{lang|non|Siâland}} is based on the word *{{lang|gem|selha-}} with the ending *''wundia-''. The latter means "indicates, resembles". The word *{{lang|gem|selha-}} may have two different meanings: "seal" (in modern Danish {{lang|da|sæl}}) or "deep bay, fjord". Since Roskilde is a major and ancient settlement on Zealand, accessible by sea through the narrow [[Roskilde Fjord]] (branched from the [[Isefjord]]), it has been assumed that the sailors named the island after this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sprogmuseet.dk/ordhistorier/sj%C3%A6lland/|title=Sjælland …|last=Katlev|first=Jan|date=4 August 2009|website=www.sprogmuseet.dk|language=da|publisher=Danish Language Museum|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=27 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027121259/http://sprogmuseet.dk/ordhistorier/sj%C3%A6lland/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Swedish language|Swedish]] name of the island is ''Själland'', an adaptation to the different orthography used in that language.

The English form may be borrowed from the German form ''Seeland''. These forms might be based on the assumption that the first part means ''sea'' or ''lake'' (German ''See''), or they could simply be based on an alternative Danish form of the name, ''Sælland'', which was common until the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://holbergordbog.dk/ordbog?aselect=Sælland | title=Holbergordbog — ordnet.dk }}</ref>

===Relation to New Zealand===
The [[Island country|island nation]] of [[New Zealand]] has no etymological relations to Zealand. New Zealand is named after the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Zeeland]], which is sometimes referred to as and/or [[Anglicisation|anglicized]] to Zealand, but is not to be confused with the Danish island. However, there is a historical connection between Denmark and New Zealand based on 19th century immigration of Scandinavians, especially Danes, to New Zealand's North Island, particularly to the districts of the southern [[Hawke's Bay|Hawkes Bay]] and the northern [[Wairarapa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/scandinavians/print|title=Scandinavians}}</ref>