Bavel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Baovel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as bavele in 1299. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.vəl/
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧vel
  • Rhymes: -aːvəl

Proper noun

Bavel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Baviaonenland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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