Boekel
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Etymology edit
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”).
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).
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Proper noun edit
Boekel n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Knöllekesland (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Arendnest, Berkhoek, Bovenstehuis, Burgt, De Aa, Elzen, Huize Padua, Leurke, Molenwijk, Neerbroek, Peelsehuis, Peelstraat, Rietven, Venhorst, Zandhoek, Zijp
- A hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands.