the name rijnland (alternative historical spellings: "rhijnland", "rhynland", "rynland"; latin "rhenolandia") means "rhineland" in dutch. when referring to the rhine in germany, "rijnland" has the same meaning as "rhineland" in english or "rheinland" in german. however, "rijnland" has a specific, different meaning in a dutch context - the area along the oude rijn.