De Kiel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kiel (De) in 1899. Derived from kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈkil/
• Hyphenation: De Kiel
• Rhymes: -il

Proper noun

De Kiel n

1. A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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