Woensel

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gunsela in 1107. Compound of either Woen (name of a deity) or a personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wôð- (rage, anger) and either Old Dutch sele (hall house) or lo (light forest). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋun.səl/
  • Hyphenation: Woen‧sel

Proper noun

Woensel n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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