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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as boilo in 1320. Compound of either a term cognate to Dutch Low Saxon Bühl (“small hill”), Middle Dutch Bode (a personal name) or boede (“shack, shed, small wooden building”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Boijl n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN