Roggel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rogle in 1230. Of uncertain etymology. Potentially a compound of ruig (“rough, wild”), rogge (“rye, Secale cereale”) or dialectal roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Rayleigh.

See also Limburgish Rogkel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ɣəl/
  • Hyphenation: Rog‧gel
  • Rhymes: -ɔɣəl
  • Homophone: rochel

Proper noun

Roggel n

  1. A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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