Wielewaal

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from wielewaal (“golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus”). Named after a former estate.
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of the hydronyms Wiel and Waal, both derived from wiel (“kolk lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.ləˌʋaːl/
• Hyphenation: Wie‧le‧waal

Proper noun

Wielewaal n

1. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wielewaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN