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
- A hamlet in Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Klein-Oekel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN