Boijl
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as boilo in 1320. Compound of either a term cognate to Dutch Low Saxon Bühl (“small hill”), Middle Dutch Bode (“a personal name”) or boede (“shack, shed, small wooden building”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boːi̯l/
- Hyphenation: Boijl
- Rhymes: -oːi̯l
Proper noun
Boijl n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN