Meerlo
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).
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Proper noun edit
Meerlo n
- A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN