Bavinkel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bavinkel in 1830-1855. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lo (“light forest”). The toponym is difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baːˈvɪŋ.kəl/
Hyphenation: Ba‧vin‧kel
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl

Proper noun

Bavinkel n

A hamlet in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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