De Kiel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Kiel (De) in 1899. Derived from kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN