De Loo

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) First attested as Het Loo in 1792. Derived from lo (“light forest”).
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as de Loo in 1897. Derived from lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈloː/
• Hyphenation: De Loo
• Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

De Loo n

1. A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Lootuinen

References

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