Tegelen
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as tieglon and tegelon around 1100. Dative plural form of tegel (“tile”). The village was named for the presence of tile manufacturers in and around it.
See also Limburgish Tegele.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Tegelen n
- A village and former municipality of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN