Smilde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Smilde in 1846. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to smal (“narrow”), a derivation from Old Saxon *smeltitha (“soft swampland”) and a derivation from smele (“hair grass, Deschampsia sp.”). Compare Smele.

See also Dutch De Smilde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɪl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Smil‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɪldə

Proper noun

Smilde n

  1. a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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