Hunsel

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hunsel in 1400. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of older attestations. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Hund (a personal name) and either lo (light forest) or sele (hall house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏn.səl/
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  • Hyphenation: Hun‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ʏnsəl

Proper noun

Hunsel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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