Eikelenbosch

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as eykenenbosch and eyckenenboess in the 15th century. Compound of eikel (“acorn”) and bos (“rising forest”).
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as eykelenbosche and eyckenenbosch in 1368. Compound of the plural form of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and bos (“rising forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯.kə.lə(n)ˌbɔs/
• Hyphenation: Ei‧ke‧len‧bosch

Proper noun

Eikelenbosch n

1. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN