Goirle
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Gool (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as gorle in 1215. Compound of goor (“swampy forest soil”) and lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Goirle n
- A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Ballefruttersgat (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Abcoven, Boschkens, Brakel, Breehees, Looienhoek, Nieuwkerk, Riel, Spaansehoek, Vijfhuizen, Zandeind
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN