Roggel
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as rogle in 1230. Of uncertain etymology. Potentially a compound of ruig (“rough, wild”), rogge (“rye, Secale cereale”) or dialectal roek (“rook, Corvus frugilegus”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare the English toponym Rayleigh.
See also Limburgish Rogkel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Roggel n
- A village and former municipality of Leudal, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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