Bekelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bekelaer in 1417. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.kəˌlaːr/
• Hyphenation: Be‧ke‧laar

Proper noun

Bekelaar n

1. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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