Alvershool

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as alvenshoel and ten alvensoele in 1455. Compound of alver (“common bleak, Alburnus alburnus”) and hool (“low-lying swampy place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.vərsˌɦoːl/
  • Hyphenation: Al‧vers‧hool

Proper noun

Alvershool n

  1. A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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