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Groot Loo

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Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as lo in the first quarter of the 13th century, attested with certainty as 't Loo in 1566. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and lo (“light forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Klein Loo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈloː/
  • Hyphenation: Groot Loo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

Groot Loo n

  1. a hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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