Nachtegaal
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Nachtegaal in 1936. Derived from nachtegaal (“nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑx.təˌɣaːl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Nach‧te‧gaal
- Homophone: nachtegaal
Proper noun
Nachtegaal n
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN