Boekel

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.kəl/
  • Hyphenation: Boe‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ukəl

Proper noun

Boekel n

  1. A village and municipality of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Knöllekesland (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Arendnest, Berkhoek, Bovenstehuis, Burgt, De Aa, Elzen, Huize Padua, Leurke, Molenwijk, Neerbroek, Peelsehuis, Peelstraat, Rietven, Venhorst, Zandhoek, Zijp
  2. A hamlet in Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Boekelenaar
  • Boekels

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