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