Volkel

Dutch

Alternative forms

Volker (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as uolclo in 1186, attested with certainty as Volkel in 1573. Compound of either Middle Dutch Fulco (“a personal name”) or volic (“young stallion”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.kəl/
Hyphenation: Vol‧kel
Rhymes: -ɔlkəl

Proper noun

Volkel n

A village in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Pieperland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Volkelnaar
Volkels

References

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

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