De Meele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as MEELE (DE) in 1846. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon medel (“common windgrass, Apera spica-venti”), often used metonymically to refer to an uncultivated field covered with the plant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈmeː.lə/
  • Hyphenation: De Mee‧le
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun

De Meele n

  1. a hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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