Bavinkel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bavinkel in 1830-1855. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lo (“light forest”). The toponym is difficult to interpret due to a paucity of old attestations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈvɪŋ.kəl/
• Hyphenation: Ba‧vin‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl

Proper noun

Bavinkel n

1. A hamlet in Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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