Noordwelle

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as willa in 1109, attested with certainty as northwellam in 1271. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and Old Dutch willa (“source, well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːrtˈʋɛ.lə/
• Hyphenation: Noord‧wel‧le
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Noordwelle n

1. A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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