Hummelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as humelle in 828. Compound of Old Dutch *hummel (“hop”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏ.məˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Hum‧me‧lo

Proper noun

Hummelo n

  1. a village and former municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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