Blauwkapel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as Den blaucapel in 1575. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and kapel (“chapel”). Named after a chapel with a blue barrel vault.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Blauw‧ka‧pel

Proper noun[edit]

Blauwkapel n

  1. A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Voordorp (historical)

References[edit]

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