Twello

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as twentlo at the end of the 13th century. Likely a compound derived from dialectal tween (“two”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɛ.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Twel‧lo

Proper noun

Twello n

  1. a village and former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Twelloër
  • Twellos

References

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