Paal

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as PAAL (DE) in 1847. Derived from paal (“pole”). The toponym refers to an old beacon or marker.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːl/
  • Hyphenation: Paal
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Homophone: paal

Proper noun

Paal n

  1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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