De Heul

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as in the middle of the 16th century. Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
  • (Houten) First attested as den hole in 1327. Derived from Middle Dutch hoel (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
  • (Wijk bij Duurstede) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge, arched bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦøːl/
  • Hyphenation: De Heul
  • Rhymes: -øːl

Proper noun

De Heul n

  1. a hamlet in Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Oostzaan, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
  4. a neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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