Baarlo
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Etymology edit
- (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.)
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Proper noun edit
Baarlo n
- A village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN