Krakeel
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as het Krakeelsche Opgaande in 1797. Derived from krakeel (“argument, conflict”). The toponym indicates that the land was contested between two parties. Compare Cabauw, Hebrecht, Kijfhoek, Kijfwaard, Kibbelgaarn, Kibbelveen, Krakeelpolder, Schellach and Strijkviertel.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKrakeel n
- A neighbourhood of Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands