Smilde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Smilde in 1846. Difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to smal (“narrow”), a derivation from Old Saxon *smeltitha (“soft swampland”) and a derivation from smele (“hair grass, Deschampsia sp.”). Compare Smele.

See also Dutch De Smilde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɪl.də/
• Hyphenation: Smil‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪldə

Proper noun

Smilde n

1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Smildenaar
• Smilder
• Bovensmilde
• Hijkersmilde
• Hoogersmilde

References

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