Oerle

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Oewrs (Veldhoven, dialect form) === Etymology === (Veldhoven) First attested as oerle in 1249. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen. (Tilburg) First attested as een stede gheheyten oerle in 1418. Compound of Old Dutch or (“sand mixed with gravel”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Oirschot and Olen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈur.lə/, [uːr-] Hyphenation: Oer‧le === Proper noun === Oerle n a village and former municipality of Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands a neighbourhood of Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands Oreye, a town in Belgium ==== Derived terms ==== Oerlenaar Oerles Zandoerle === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN