Smele
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Smeelen in 1899. Named for the presence of smele (“Deschampsia sp.”) around the hamlet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmeː.lə/
- Hyphenation: Sme‧le
- Homophone: smele
- Rhymes: -eːlə
Proper noun
Smele n
- A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN