Blauwkapel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Den blaucapel in 1575. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and kapel (“chapel”). Named after a chapel with a blue barrel vault.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Blauw‧ka‧pel

Proper noun

Blauwkapel n

1. A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

   Synonym: Voordorp (historical)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “blauwkapel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN