Smele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Smeelen in 1899. Named for the presence of smele (“Deschampsia sp.”) around the hamlet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmeː.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Sme‧le
  • Homophone: smele
  • Rhymes: -eːlə

Proper noun

Smele n

  1. A hamlet in Gennep, Limburg, Netherlands.

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