Fellenoord

Dutch

Etymology

• (Heusden) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
• (Breda) Named after the Fellenoordstraat, a street named after Fellenoord in Eindhoven.
• (Eindhoven) First attested as felle oert in 1561. Compound of an inflected form of fel (“ferocious, dangerous”) and oord (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛ.ləˌnoːrt/
• Hyphenation: Fel‧len‧oord

Proper noun

Fellenoord n

1. A hamlet in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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