De Elft

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as alvitlo in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch alvit (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and lo (“light forest”). Not derived from a personal name.
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Den Elft in 1794. Derived from elft (“allis shad, Alosa alosa”). Originally the name of a house.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɛlft/
  • Hyphenation: De Elft
  • Rhymes: -ɛlft

Proper noun

De Elft n

  1. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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