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
- A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wielewaal”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN