Espel

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Espel in 1950. Named after a former forest (first attested in 1317), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch espe (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛs.pəl/
Hyphenation: Es‧pel
Rhymes: -ɛspəl

Proper noun

Espel n

A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Espelnaar
Espels
Espelervaart

References

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

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