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

  1. a village and former municipality of Stede Broec, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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