Aperloo
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as apelderloe and apeldorenloe in 1313. Compound of Old Dutch *apuldra (“apple tree”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). The name has no connection to Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). Compare Apeldoorn, Appeltern, Ter Apel, Apuldram, Apeldorn and Appeldorn.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAperloo n
- A hamlet in Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN