Koulen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as een Koel-Koulle op gen Koulen in 1745. Derived from the plural form of Limburgish koul (“basin-shaped depression in the landscape”).

See also Limburgish De Koële.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kou‧len
• Rhymes: -ulən
• Homophone: koelen

Proper noun

Koulen n

1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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