Bussloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ten loe in 1390. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and lo (“light forest”). The village was originally called Loe. It acquired its current name after being fused with a manor named Ten Bossche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʏsˈloː/
  • Hyphenation: Buss‧loo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

Bussloo n

  1. a village in Voorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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