Roggel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as rogle in 1230. Of uncertain etymology. Potentially a compound of ruig (“rough, wild”), rogge (“rye, Secale cereale”) or dialectal roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Rayleigh.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ɣəl/
Hyphenation: Rog‧gel
Rhymes: -ɔɣəl
Homophone: rochel

Proper noun edit

Roggel n

A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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