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Velp.

a village and former municipality of Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/vɛlp/
  1. a village and former municipality of Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands

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  2. a village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Gelderland) First attested as pheleppe in the early 9th century. Compound derived from either Proto-Germanic *felwa- (“willow, Salix sp.”) or *falwa- (“pale”) and *apa (“river, current”). A derivation from Proto-Germanic *fal (“full, wide”) is less likely. * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as velpe in 1306. Compound derived from either Proto-Germanic *felwa- (“willow, Salix sp.”) or *falwa- (“pale”) and *apa (“river, current”). A derivation from Proto-Germanic *fal (“full, wide”) is less likely.

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