Havelt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hanevelt in 1300. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) and veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.vəlt/
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧velt
  • Rhymes: -aːvəlt

Proper noun

Havelt n

  1. a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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