Lepelstraat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Lepelstraot (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as De Leepelstraet in 1787. Potentially a compound of lepel (“spoonbill, Platalea leucordia”) and straat (“street, road”). The element lepel may derive from the name of a former inn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.pəlˌstraːt/
• Hyphenation: Le‧pel‧straat

Proper noun

Lepelstraat n

1. A village in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Lepelstrater
• Lepelstraats

References

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