Volkel

Dutch

Alternative forms

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

  1. a village in Maashorst, North 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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