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Woensel.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʋun.səl/
  1. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as gunsela in 1107. Compound of either Woen (name of a deity) or a personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“rage, anger”) and either Old Dutch sele (“hall house”) or lo (“light forest”). Formerly an independent village.

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