Bovenkarspel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as bovenkerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch boven (“up, inland, upstream”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧kar‧spel
Proper noun edit
Bovenkarspel n
- A village and former municipality of Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.