Volkel

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Volker (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as uolclo in 1186, attested with certainty as Volkel in 1573. Compound of either Middle Dutch Fulco (“a personal name”) or volic (“young stallion”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.kəl/
Hyphenation: Vol‧kel
Rhymes: -ɔlkəl

Proper noun edit

Volkel n

A village in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Pieperland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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