Koulen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as een Koel-Koulle op gen Koulen in 1745. Derived from the plural form of Limburgish koul (“basin-shaped depression in the landscape”).

See also Limburgish De Koële.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Kou‧len
  • Rhymes: -ulən
  • Homophone: koelen

Proper noun

Koulen n

  1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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