De Elft

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as alvitlo in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch alvit (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and lo (“light forest”). Not derived from a personal name.
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Den Elft in 1794. Derived from elft (“allis shad, Alosa alosa”). Originally the name of a house.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈɛlft/
  • Hyphenation: De Elft
  • Rhymes: -ɛlft

Proper noun

De Elft n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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