Rühle

Röhle is a German-language name that can refer to a surname as well as toponyms in Germany. As a surname, Röhle is of German origin and may have developed as a habitational name linked to a place bearing the same name or from a medieval personal name. In contemporary usage, it appears in genealogical records and on official documents among individuals in German-speaking countries and their descendants abroad. Variants such as Roehle or Roehle are common in contexts where umlauts are not used or can be transliterated.

As a toponym, Röhle designates several small localities in Germany. In toponymic practice, such place names often reflect historical land use, geographic features, or ownership patterns, though the exact origin can differ from one locality to another. The name may appear as a district, village, or component of a larger municipality.

In scholarly contexts, Röhle may be encountered in studies of onomastics, regional history, and genealogy. When researching historical records, spelling variations are not unusual, with the umlauted form Röhle sometimes rendered as Roehle or Roehle in non-German texts. Because Röhle can refer to more than one place or family, the specific meaning typically depends on the surrounding geographic or genealogical information.