Oerle
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (Veldhoven) Oewrs (dialect form)
Etymology
edit- (Veldhoven) First attested as oerle in 1249. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen.
- (Tilburg) First attested as een stede gheheyten oerle in 1418. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOerle n
- A village and former municipality of Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Oreye, a town in Belgium.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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