Riel
See also: riel
English
editProper noun
editRiel (plural Riels)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Riel is the 14139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2125 individuals. Riel is most common among White (85.32%) individuals.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
edit- (Goirle) First attested as riele in 1310. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.
- (Eindhoven) First attested as riele in 1302. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRiel n
- A village in Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kaaiengat (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
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- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
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