Vrachelen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vrachel in 1353. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch *vrac (“uncouth, inferior”) and lo (“light forest”) or a compound of Middle Dutch wrac (“brackish, salty”) and lo (“small pool”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɑ.xə.lə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vra‧che‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɑxələn

Proper noun

Vrachelen n

  1. A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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