De Loo

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Drenthe) First attested as Het Loo in 1792. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as de Loo in 1897. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈloː/
  • Hyphenation: De Loo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

De Loo n

  1. a hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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