Veele

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as veille in 1475. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to vaal (“pallid, sallow”), from dialectal valgen (“lightly plow, lightly till”) or from a term cognate to Old High German felewa (“willow, Salix sp.”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveː.lə/
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  • Hyphenation: Vee‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːlə
  • Homophone: vele

Proper noun

Veele n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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