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Boekel.

a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbu.kəl/
  1. a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
  2. a hamlet in Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as boekel in 1428. Compound of beuk (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and lo (“light forest”). * (Noord-Holland) First attested as bodokenlo in 889. Compound of Old Dutch Bodoke (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

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