Markelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as marclo in 1188. Compound of Middle Dutch marc (“border, borderland, undivided communal lands”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Merkelbeek and Marcle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kəˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧ke‧lo

Proper noun

Markelo n

  1. a village and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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