De Morsebel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Morsebelsche polder (De) in 1874. Derived from morsebel (“floozie, clumsy woman”). Possibly named after a defective windmill. Originally the name of a polder.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: De Mor‧se‧bel

Proper noun edit

De Morsebel n

A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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