Paal

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as PAAL (DE) in 1847. Derived from paal (“pole”). The toponym refers to an old beacon or marker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːl/
• Hyphenation: Paal
• Rhymes: -aːl
• Homophone: paal

Proper noun

Paal n

1. A hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “paal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN