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Gulpen.

a village and former municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɣʏl.pə(n)/
  1. a village and former municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as golepe in 1161. Derived from the hydronym Gulp suffixed with the toponymic suffix Old Dutch *-ja-. The hydronym itself is a compound of the hydronym Geul and *apa (“river, stream”). See also Limburgish Gulpe.

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