Oekel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de ocle in 1187. Compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element may be Middle Dutch ooc (“belonging to, next to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.kəl/
• Hyphenation: Oe‧kel
• Rhymes: -ukəl

Proper noun

Oekel n

1. A hamlet in Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Klein-Oekel

References

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