De Kiel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kiel (De) in 1899. Derived from kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈkil/
  • Hyphenation: De Kiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Proper noun

De Kiel n

  1. A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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