Hoog-Baarlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Groot en Kleijn Barlo in 1655. Derived from groot (“great, large”) and a compound derived from bar (“barren”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Compare Baal, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, and Baarle-Nassau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦoːx ˈbaːr.loː/
Hyphenation: Hoog-‧Baar‧lo

Proper noun

Hoog-Baarlo n

A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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