Kreijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Creyel in 1625. Compound of a dialectal form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɛi̯l/
• Hyphenation: Kreijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
• Homophones: Creil, Kreil

Proper noun

Kreijl n

1. A hamlet in Heeze-Leende, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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