Halfmijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kl Halfmeel, Gr Halfmeel in 1838-1857. Compound of half (“half”) and an unclear second element, perhaps a contracted form of middel (“middle, mid-”). The toponym appears to refer to the hamlet's location halfway between Oerle and Vessem.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Half‧mijl

Proper noun

Halfmijl n

  1. A hamlet in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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