Meerlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːr.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Meer‧lo

Proper noun

Meerlo n

  1. a village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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