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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN