Boekelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boekholt in 1718. Compound of a variant of beuk (“beech, Fagus sp.”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.kəl.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Boe‧kel‧te

Proper noun

Boekelte n

  1. a hamlet in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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