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Hell.

a hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ɦɛl/
  1. a hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as in hello in the middle of the twelfth century. Presumably a compound of Middle Dutch helle (“lowland, marshy area”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). An alternative interpretation reads the toponym as a compound of Middle Dutch hel (“bright, clear”) and lo (“pool”). Compare Helhuizen, Helwerd, Holwerd and Hulhuizen.

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