Megchelen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mehla in 1138. Compound of Middle Dutch lo (“light forest”) and an unclear first component. Potentially related to Maasmechelen and Mechelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.xə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Meg‧chel‧en
• Rhymes: -ɛxələn
• Homophone: Mechelen

Proper noun

Megchelen n

1. A village in Oude IJsselstreek, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Timpendarp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Megchels

References

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