Heuvel

Heuvel

Dutch

Etymology

• (Bladel) Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
• (Meierijstad) Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
• (Valkenswaard) First attested as Binnen Heuvel in 1838-1857. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
• (Breda) First attested as aender hovel in 1425. Derived from either dialectal hovel (“square surrounded by farms”) or heuvel (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦøː.vəl/

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• Hyphenation: Heu‧vel
• Rhymes: -øːvəl
• Homophone: heuvel

Proper noun

Heuvel n

1. A hamlet in Bladel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
4. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN