Kreijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Creyel in 1625. Compound of a dialectal form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Kreijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
  • Homophones: Creil, Kreil

Proper noun

Kreijl n

  1. a hamlet in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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