Oekel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de ocle in 1187. Compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element may be Middle Dutch ooc (“belonging to, next to”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈu.kəl/
Hyphenation: Oe‧kel
Rhymes: -ukəl

Proper noun edit

Oekel n

A hamlet in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Klein-Oekel

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN