Odiliapeel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Odiliapeel in 1936. Compound of Odilia (“a personal name”) and peel (“swamp, marsh”). Named after Saint Odilia of Cologne, the patroness of the Crosier Order, which was active in the settlement.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /oːˈdi.li.aːˌpeːl/
Hyphenation: Odi‧lia‧peel

Proper noun edit

Odiliapeel n

A village in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonyms: Schaopenwaesersland (Carnival nickname), Terraveen (historical)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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