Capelle

See also: capelle

English

Proper noun

Capelle (countable and uncountable, plural Capelles)

  1. A surname.
  2. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Capelle is the 26654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 914 individuals. Capelle is most common among White (81.51%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.13%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Named after Capelle, currently part of Sprang-Capelle.
  • (Zeeland) First attested as Cappella in Duvelant in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈpɛ.lə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧pel‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɛlə
  • Homophone: Kapelle

Proper noun

Capelle n

  1. a former municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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