De Elft

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as alvitlo in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch alvit (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and lo (“light forest”). Not derived from a personal name.
• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Den Elft in 1794. Derived from elft (“allis shad, Alosa alosa”). Originally the name of a house.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɛlft/
• Hyphenation: De Elft
• Rhymes: -ɛlft

Proper noun

De Elft n

1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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