Nyevelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as castrum de nyevelt in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch nij (“new”) and velt (“field”). Named after a former castle.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Nye‧velt

Proper noun

Nyevelt n

1. A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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