Bavel
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Baovel (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as bavele in 1299. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBavel n
- A village and former municipality of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Baviaonenland (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːvəl
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːvəl/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands