Sint Antoniusveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Lull in 1803-1820. Derived from the name of Saint Anthony the Great and veld (“field”). The name replaced the earlier toponym Lull, which suffered from unfortunate homophony.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnt ɑnˈtoː.ni.ʏsˌvɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: Sint An‧to‧ni‧us‧veld

Proper noun

Sint Antoniusveld n

  1. A neighbourhood of Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

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