Ommel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oemell in 1518. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Ommo (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.məl/
  • Hyphenation: Om‧mel
  • Rhymes: -ɔməl

Proper noun

Ommel n

  1. a village in Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Ommelaar
  • Ommels

References

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