De Hellen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Hellen in 1760. Perhaps derived from dialectal hel (“strips of solid land remaining after the excavation of a peat bog, bank of land used to dry peat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦɛ.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: De Hel‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Proper noun

De Hellen n

1. A neighbourhood of Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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