De Heuvel

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as De Heuvel in 1844. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as heuvel in 1443, attested with certainty as aan den Heuvel in 1683. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Derived from heuvel (“hill”). Named after the former Op den Heuvel farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦøː.vəl/
• Hyphenation: De Heu‧vel
• Rhymes: -øːvəl

Proper noun

De Heuvel n

1. A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Waalre, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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