Heiloo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Heiloo.

Proper noun

Heiloo

  1. A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heilingloh, heileginlo and heilegenlo in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch hēlig (“holy, sacred”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯ˈloː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hei‧loo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

Heiloo n

  1. a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Bollendorp, Kaandorp, Kapel, Oosterzij

Derived terms

  • Heilooënaar
  • Heilooër
  • Heilooërmeer

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heiloo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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