Otterlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in uttarlo in 838. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of otter (“otter, Lutra lutra”) and lo (“pool”), although it is strange that a location in the forested and arid Veluwe would be named after an aquatic mammal. A reinterpration of the first element as Old Dutch Authari (a personal name) is problematic as the initial element lacks a genetive case ending in the oldest attestations.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.tərˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Ot‧ter‧lo

Proper noun

Otterlo n

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

Derived terms

  • Otterloër
  • Otterlos

References

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