Meerlo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.loː/
Hyphenation: Meer‧lo

Proper noun edit

Meerlo n

A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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