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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Boekel.
Proper noun
Boekel
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands/
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”).
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Boekel n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Knöllekesland (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Arendnest, Berkhoek, Bovenstehuis, Burgt, De Aa, Elzen, Huize Padua, Leurke, Molenwijk, Neerbroek, Peelsehuis, Peelstraat, Rietven, Venhorst, Zandhoek, Zijp
- A hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boekel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN