Langelille
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Langelijle in 1580. Potentially a compound of lang (“long”) and dialectal lillen (“shake weakly, shudder weakly”) or the hydronym Linde. Originally the name of a road.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Langelille n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN