Fellenoord

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Heusden) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Breda) Named after the Fellenoordstraat, a street named after Fellenoord in Eindhoven.
  • (Eindhoven) First attested as felle oert in 1561. Compound of an inflected form of fel (“ferocious, dangerous”) and oord (“place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ləˌnoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Fel‧len‧oord

Proper noun

Fellenoord n

  1. a hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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