Hoog-Keppel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as capelle in the middle of the twelfth century. Compound of hoog (“high”) and Old Dutch keppele (“chapel”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laag-Keppel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx ˈkɛ.pəl/
- Hyphenation: Hoog-‧Kep‧pel
- Rhymes: -ɛpəl
Proper noun
Hoog-Keppel n
- A village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN