Noord Haffel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as noirthaffalredyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch nort (“north-, northern”) and a term derived from halve (“half”). The element nort was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid Haffel. Compare Trintelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnoːrt ˈɦɑ.fəl/
• Hyphenation: Noord Haf‧fel
• Rhymes: -ɑfəl

Proper noun

Noord Haffel n

1. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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