Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (Limburg) Potentially attested as barlo in 1219, attested with certainty as barle in 1294-1295. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (barren) and lo (light forest). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
  • (Steenwijkerland) First attested as baerle in 1365. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (barren) and lo (light forest). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
  • (Zwartewaterland) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Baar‧lo

Proper noun

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Baarlo n

  1. A village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
  2. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
  3. A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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