Bavel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Baovel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as bavele in 1299. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Bavo (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.vəl/
• Hyphenation: Ba‧vel
• Rhymes: -aːvəl

Proper noun

Bavel n

1. A village and former municipality of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Baviaonenland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Bavelnaar
• Bavels
• Ginneken en Bavel

References

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