Etymology
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- (Gelderland) Attested as De Heuvel in 1844. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
- (Noord-Brabant) Potentially attested as heuvel in 1443, attested with certainty as aan den Heuvel in 1683. Derived from heuvel (“hill”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Derived from heuvel (“hill”). Named after the former Op den Heuvel farmhouse.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /də ˈɦøː.vəl/
- Hyphenation: De Heu‧vel
- Rhymes: -øːvəl
Proper noun
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De Heuvel n
- A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Waalre, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de heuvel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN