Tappersheul

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Tappers heul in 1615. Compound of tapper (“barman, innkeeper”) and heul (“floodgate with a bridge”). Originally the name of an inn.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Tap‧pers‧heul

Proper noun

Tappersheul n

A hamlet in Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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