Vrachelen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vrachel in 1353. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *vrac (“uncouth, inferior”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch wrac (“brackish, salty”) and lo (“small pool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvrɑ.xə.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vra‧che‧len
• Rhymes: -ɑxələn

Proper noun

Vrachelen n

1. A hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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