Gulpen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as golepe in 1161. Derived from the hydronym Gulp suffixed with the toponymic suffix Old Dutch *-ja-. The hydronym itself is a compound of the hydronym Geul and *apa (“river, stream”).

See also Limburgish Gulpe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣʏl.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Gul‧pen
• Rhymes: -ʏlpən
• Homophone: gulpen

Proper noun

Gulpen n

1. A village and former municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Gulpenaar
• Gulpens
• Gulpen-Wittem

References

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