Hopel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die hoepel zo strijthagen in 1452. Diminutive of hoop (“small elevated place, hillock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.pəl/
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧pel
  • Rhymes: -oːpəl

Proper noun

Hopel n

  1. a neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hopel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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