Oog in Al

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oog in al in 1743. Derived from oog (“eye”) and al (“all”). Named after a former manor, the name of which is thought to have referred to the desire of its owner, aristocrat Everard Meyster, to oversee the grandiose expansion projects for Utrecht he conceptualised.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Oog in Al

Proper noun

Oog in Al n

A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oog in al”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN