De Meele
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as MEELE (DE) in 1846. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon medel (“common windgrass, Apera spica-venti”), often used metonymically to refer to an uncultivated field covered with the plant.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms derived from Dutch Low Saxon
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːlə
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːlə/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Overijssel, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Overijssel, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands