Korvel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as corvele in 1331. Etymology uncertain. Proposed derivations from Latin corbele (“type of wooden beam”), goor (“swamp”) and a compound of korf (“basket”) and lo (“light forest”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.vəl/
• Hyphenation: Kor‧vel

Proper noun

Korvel n

1. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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