Oele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as odele in 1297. Presumably a compound of Middle Dutch ode (“waste, abandoned”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Udenhout.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Oe‧le
  • Rhymes: -ulə

Proper noun

Oele n

  1. A hamlet in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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