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Hedel.

a village and former municipality of Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɦeː.dəl/
  1. a village and former municipality of Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands

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  2. a hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

* (Gelderland) First attested as in hatalle in 815-816. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *haþuwalja- (“battle wall, military camp”). A derivation from a compound of an unknown first component and lo (“light forest”) does not match with the oldest attestations. Compare Heitel. * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as hedel in 1312. Potentially named after the village in Gelderland.

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