De Heuvel

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Gelderland) Attested as De Heuvel in 1844. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as heuvel in 1443, attested with certainty as aan den Heuvel in 1683. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Derived from heuvel (“hill”). Named after the former Op den Heuvel farmhouse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦøː.vəl/
  • Hyphenation: De Heu‧vel
  • Rhymes: -øːvəl

Proper noun

De Heuvel n

  1. A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Waalre, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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