Seelow

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German Zelou, Zelov, a Slavic name probably derived from Proto-Slavic *zelьje (vegetation, herbs) (compare Polabian ziľă (grass) and Lower Sorbian zele (herb)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːlo/
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  • Hyphenation: See‧low

Proper noun

Seelow n (proper noun, genitive Seelows or (optionally with an article) Seelow)

  1. a town, the administrative seat of Märkisch-Oderland district, Brandenburg, Germany
  2. (dated) Żelewo (a village in Stare Czarnowo district, Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Proper noun

Seelow m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Seelows or (with an article) Seelow, feminine genitive Seelow, plural Seelows)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name