Bilt
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as het Bild in 1867. Perhaps derived from Limburgish bild (“image of a saint”) after a local chapel. No relation to Middle Dutch *belt (“belt, border zone”) or Het Bildt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bilt n
- A hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN