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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Hellen in 1760. Perhaps derived from dialectal hel (“strips of solid land remaining after the excavation of a peat bog, bank of land used to dry peat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈɦɛ.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: De Hel‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛlən
Proper noun
De Hellen n
- A neighbourhood of Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN