Brielle

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Brielle

  1. A female given name.
  2. A borough of Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as briele in 1257. Derived from Middle Dutch briel (“enclosed woodland or park, market, square”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbri.lə/
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  • Hyphenation: Briel‧le
  • Rhymes: -ilə

Proper noun

Brielle n

  1. a city and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Den Briel

Derived terms

  • Briellenaar
  • Briels
  • Brielse Meer

References

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