Roggel

Dutch

Etymology

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.

See also Limburgish Rogkel.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Roggel n

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

Derived terms

• Roggelse Dijk
• Roggel en Neer

References

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