Bilt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as het Bild in 1867. Perhaps derived from Limburgish bild (“image of a saint”) after a local chapel. No relation to Middle Dutch *belt (“belt, border zone”) or Het Bildt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪlt/
• Hyphenation: Bilt
• Rhymes: -ɪlt

Proper noun

Bilt n

1. A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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