Paddepoel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as padapole in the 13th century. Compound of either Middle Dutch Pada (“a personal name”) or Old Dutch *patha- (“swamp”) and poel (“pool”). Compare Padhuis, Peize and Pesse.

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.dəˌpul/
  • Hyphenation: Pad‧de‧poel

Proper noun

Paddepoel n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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