Gulpen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as golepe in 1161. Derived from the hydronym Gulp suffixed with the toponymic suffix Old Dutch *-ja-. The hydronym itself is a compound of the hydronym Geul and *apa (“river, stream”).
See also Limburgish Gulpe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣʏl.pə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Gul‧pen
- Rhymes: -ʏlpən
- Homophone: gulpen
Proper noun
Gulpen n
- A village and former municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Gulpenaar
- Gulpens
- Gulpen-Wittem
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN