De Heuvel

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Gelderland) Attested as De Heuvel in 1844. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as heuvel in 1443, attested with certainty as aan den Heuvel in 1683. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Derived from heuvel (“hill”). Named after the former Op den Heuvel farmhouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦøː.vəl/
  • Hyphenation: De Heu‧vel
  • Rhymes: -øːvəl

Proper noun

De Heuvel n

  1. a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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