Capelle

See also: capelle

English

Proper noun

Capelle (countable and uncountable, plural Capelles)

1. A surname.
2. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Capelle is the 26654^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 914 individuals. Capelle is most common among White (81.51%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.13%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Named after Capelle, currently part of Sprang-Capelle.
• (Zeeland) First attested as Cappella in Duvelant in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈpɛ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧pel‧le
• Rhymes: -ɛlə
• Homophone: Kapelle

Proper noun

Capelle n

1. A former municipality of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Capelle en Botland

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “capelle”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN