Bovenkarspel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bovenkerspel around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch boven (“up, inland, upstream”) and kercspel (“parish, village with a church”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧kar‧spel

Proper noun

Bovenkarspel n

A village and former municipality of Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bovenkarspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN