Oerle
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Dutch
Alternative forms
- Oewrs (Veldhoven, dialect form)
Etymology
- (Veldhoven) First attested as oerle in 1249. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen.
- (Tilburg) First attested as een stede gheheyten oerle in 1418. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oerle n
- A village and former municipality of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Oreye, a town in Belgium
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN