Groot Loo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as lo in the first quarter of the 13th century, attested with certainty as 't Loo in 1566. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and lo (“light forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Klein Loo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈloː/
Hyphenation: Groot Loo
Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun edit

Groot Loo n

A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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