Oerle

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈur.lə/, [uːr-]
  • Hyphenation: Oer‧le

Proper noun

Oerle n

  1. a village and former municipality of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. Oreye, a town in Belgium

Derived terms

References

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