Rolaf
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Rolafsche Dijk in 1908. Potentially derived from dialectal afril (“off ramp of a levee”). Compare Kijkuit, Kopaf, De Omval, Pasop and Valom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.lɑf/
- Hyphenation: Rol‧af
- Rhymes: -ɔlɑf
Proper noun
Rolaf n
- A hamlet in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN