De Morsebel
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Morsebelsche polder (De) in 1874. Derived from morsebel (“floozie, clumsy woman”). Possibly named after a defective windmill. Originally the name of a polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Mor‧se‧bel
Proper noun
De Morsebel n
- A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de morsebel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN