Noord Haffel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as noirthaffalredyck in 1436. Derived from Middle Dutch nort (“north-, northern”) and a term derived from halve (“half”). The element nort was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid Haffel. Compare Trintelen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌnoːrt ˈɦɑ.fəl/
Hyphenation: Noord Haf‧fel
Rhymes: -ɑfəl

Proper noun edit

Noord Haffel n

A hamlet in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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