Blauwkapel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Den blaucapel in 1575. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and kapel (“chapel”). Named after a chapel with a blue barrel vault.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Blauw‧ka‧pel

Proper noun

Blauwkapel n

  1. a hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Synonym: Voordorp (historical)

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “blauwkapel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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