Hoog-Keppel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as capelle in the middle of the twelfth century. Compound of hoog (“high”) and Old Dutch keppele (“chapel”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Laag-Keppel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoːx ˈkɛ.pəl/
  • Hyphenation: Hoog-‧Kep‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛpəl

Proper noun

Hoog-Keppel n

  1. A village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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