Capelle aan den IJssel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as cappelle in 1316. Derived from Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”) and the hydronym IJssel.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ca‧pel‧le aan den IJs‧sel

Proper noun

Capelle aan den IJssel n

1. A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Capellenaar
• Capels

References

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