Riel

Riel (plural Riels)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Riel is the 14139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2125 individuals. Riel is most common among White (85.32%) individuals.

• Iler, Irel., Lier, Reil, lier, lire, rile

• (Goirle) First attested as riele in 1310. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.
• (Eindhoven) First attested as riele in 1302. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a compound of riet (“reed, Phragmites communis”) and lo (“light forest”), Proto-Celtic *rigodulum (“royal forest”), Latin rigola (“watercourse”), a term cognate to Old High German rigil (“ridge, bannister”) or Old High German *rîdel (“small stream”), none of which match the oldest attestations neither morphologically nor semantically. Compare Riehl.

• IPA^(key): /ril/
• Hyphenation: Riel
• Rhymes: -il

Riel n

1. a village in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Kaaiengat (Carnival nickname)

2. a hamlet in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

• Rielenaar
• Riels
• Alphen en Riel

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