Heiloo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as heilingloh, heileginlo and heilegenlo in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch hēlig (“holy, sacred”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɦɛi̯ˈloː/
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Hyphenation: Hei‧loo
Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun edit

Heiloo n

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Bollendorp, Kaandorp, Kapel, Oosterzij

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heiloo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN