Boekelte

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boekholt in 1718. Compound of a variant of beuk (“beech, Fagus sp.”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.kəl.tə/
• Hyphenation: Boe‧kel‧te

Proper noun

Boekelte n

1. A hamlet in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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