Hoenderloo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hoender Lo Struycken in 1748. Compound of hoender (“fowl, gallinaceous bird”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). The toponym was formed as an imitation of Otterlo in a period when lo had ceased to be a productive toponymic element.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦun.dərˌloː/
Hyphenation: Hoen‧der‧loo

Proper noun edit

Hoenderloo n

A village in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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