Havelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hanevelt in 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.vəlt/
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧velt
  • Rhymes: -aːvəlt

Proper noun

Havelt n

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

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