Etymology
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Attested as Wulpenbek in 1899. Derived from wulpenbek (“curlew's beak”). Likely derived from the name of a field.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋʏl.pə(n)ˌbɛk/
- Hyphenation: Wul‧pen‧bek
Proper noun
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Wulpenbek n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wulpenbek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN