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Espel.

a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛs.pəl/
  1. a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

Attested as Espel in 1950. Named after a former forest (first attested in 1317), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch espe (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and lo (“light forest”).

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