De Heul

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as in the middle of the 16th century. Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
• (Houten) First attested as den hole in 1327. Derived from Middle Dutch hoel (“floodgate with a stone bridge”).
• (Wijk bij Duurstede) Derived from heul (“floodgate with a stone bridge, arched bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈɦøːl/
• Hyphenation: De Heul
• Rhymes: -øːl

Proper noun

De Heul n

1. A hamlet in Halderberge, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Oostzaan, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
4. A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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