Bovenkarspel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bovenkerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch boven (“up, inland, upstream”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧kar‧spel
Proper noun
Bovenkarspel n
- A village and former municipality of Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bovenkarspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN