Napels

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Napoli.

The hamlet is first attested as Napels in 1846. It is named after the city.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.pəls/

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• Hyphenation: Na‧pels
• Rhymes: -aːpəls

Proper noun

Napels n

1. Naples (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy)
2. Naples (a metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples)
3. a hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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