Smele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Smeelen in 1899. Named for the presence of smele (“Deschampsia sp.”) around the hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmeː.lə/
• Hyphenation: Sme‧le
• Homophone: smele
• Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun

Smele n

1. A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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