Roggel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rogle in 1230. Of uncertain etymology. Potentially a compound of ruig (“rough, wild”), rogge (“rye, Secale cereale”) or dialectal roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Rayleigh.
See also Limburgish Rogkel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ɣəl/
- Hyphenation: Rog‧gel
- Rhymes: -ɔɣəl
- Homophone: rochel
Proper noun
Roggel n
- A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Roggelse Dijk
- Roggel en Neer
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN