De Morsebel

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Morsebelsche polder (De) in 1874. Derived from morsebel (“floozie, clumsy woman”). Possibly named after a defective windmill. Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Mor‧se‧bel

Proper noun

De Morsebel n

1. A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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