Boijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as boilo in 1320. Compound of either a term cognate to Dutch Low Saxon Bühl (“small hill”), Middle Dutch Bode (a personal name) or boede (“shack, shed, small wooden building”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Boijl
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯l

Proper noun

Boijl n

  1. a village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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