Steenpaal
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as steenpael in 1490. Compound of steen (“stone”) and paal (“pole, marker”). The hamlet sprung up close to a boundary marker.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Steenpaal n
- A hamlet in Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN