Espel

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Espel in 1950. Named after a former forest (first attested in 1317), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch espe (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.pəl/
• Hyphenation: Es‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɛspəl

Proper noun

Espel n

1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Espelnaar
• Espels
• Espelervaart

References

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