Brakel

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Gelderland) First attested as brakel in 1212. Compound of Proto-Germanic *brakô- (“twig, branch, undergrowth”) and lo (“light forest”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as ten breekelen in 1422. Presumably derived from a suffixed form of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare the toponym in Gelderland.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraː.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Bra‧kel
  • Rhymes: -aːkəl

Proper noun

Brakel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Brakelaar
  • Brakels

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