Sint-Michielsgestel
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Sint-Michielsgestel.
Proper noun
Sint-Michielsgestel
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Gèssel (dialect form)
Etymology
Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as gestele in 1305. Compound of the name of Saint Michael and the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”). Named after a local church dedicated to the saint.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sint-Michielsgestel n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Bokkendonk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Beekveld, Berlicum, Besselaar, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaert, Den Dungen, Doornhoek, Gemonde, Haanwijk, Halder, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Horzik, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode, Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wamberg, Wielsche Hoeven, Woud
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN