Hengelo

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Proper noun

Hengelo

1. A city and municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands.
2. A town in Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Overijssel) First attested as hof to henghele in 1381-1383. From Middle Dutch Hengelôo. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch *heinge (“enclosure”) + lôo (“light forest”), although it is difficult to say whether this is the actual etymology of the toponym due to a paucity of old attestations.
• (Gelderland) First attested as heingelon in 965. From Middle Dutch Hengelôo, from Old Dutch heingilō. Compound of Old Dutch *heingi (“enclosure”) + *lō (“forest, clearing”).

Compare Hengelder, Hengevelde and Hengforden.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Hengel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋəˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Hen‧ge‧lo

Proper noun

Hengelo n

1. a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands without city rights, near Enschede and Almelo

   Synonym: Windbuulstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Beckum, Oele, Woolde

2. a village and former municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Knollendarp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hengeloër
• Hengelos
• Hengelose Es

References

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