Maasbommel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as de bumele in 1144, attested with certainty as masebomel in 1294-1295. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch bom (“tree”) and lo (“light forest”). The hydronym Maas was added later to distinguish the settlement from Zaltbommel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /maːsˈbɔ.məl/
Hyphenation: Maas‧bom‧mel
Rhymes: -ɔməl

Proper noun edit

Maasbommel n

A village and former municipality of West Maas en Waal, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Bommeldurp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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