Essenvelt

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Hof Essenvelt around 1750. Compound of van Essen (a surname) and veld (“field”). Originally the name of a manor belonging to nobleman Jacobus van Essen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.sə(n)ˌvɛlt/
Hyphenation: Es‧sen‧velt

Proper noun

Essenvelt n

A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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