Oog in Al
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Oog in al in 1743. Derived from oog (“eye”) and al (“all”). Named after a former manor, the name of which is thought to have referred to the desire of its owner, aristocrat Everard Meyster, to oversee the grandiose expansion projects for Utrecht he conceptualised.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oog in Al
Proper noun
Oog in Al n
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oog in al”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN