Sijbekarspel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Soibekarspel (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as siboutskerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Sybout (a personal name) and kercspel (parish, village with a church).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Sij‧be‧kar‧spel

Proper noun

Sijbekarspel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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