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Elst
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Dutch
Etymology
The settlement in Gelderland is first attested as heliste in 726. The settlement in Utrecht is first attested as elscher maelstat in 1448. Potentially derived from nl gem-pro *alhistiją shrine, holy place. An alternative etymology interprets the name as referring to an ancient hydronym.
Compare nl Aalst, nl Maasniel, nl Nieuwaal, nl Niel, nl Niel-bij-As, nl Nivele and de Waldniel.
Pronunciation
nl /ɛlst/
nl Nl-Elst.ogg
nl Elst
nl ɛlst 1
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Overbetuwe p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Döppertdurp<qq:Carnival nickname>
nl village mun/Rhenen p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Oss p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Elstenaar
nl Elsts
References
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