Oerle

Dutch

Alternative forms

(Veldhoven) Oewrs (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

IPA^(key): /ˈuːr.lə/
Hyphenation: Oer‧le

Proper noun

Oerle n

A village and former municipality of Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Oreye, a town in Belgium.

Derived terms

Oerlenaar
Oerles
Zandoerle

References

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

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