Bavel

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Baovel (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as bavele in 1299. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.vəl/
Hyphenation: Ba‧vel
Rhymes: -aːvəl

Proper noun edit

Bavel n

A village and former municipality of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Baviaonenland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

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