Espel

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Espel in 1950. Named after a former forest (first attested in 1317), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch espe (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.pəl/
  • Hyphenation: Es‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛspəl

Proper noun

Espel n

  1. a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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