Bavinkel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Bavinkel in 1830-1855. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lo (“light forest”). The toponym is difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˈvɪŋ.kəl/
- Hyphenation: Ba‧vin‧kel
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl
Proper noun
Bavinkel n
- A hamlet in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN