Melderslo

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as meldersloe in the 15th century. Compound of either an older form of Meerlo or Old Dutch Madalhêr (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛl.dərsˌloː/
Hyphenation: Mel‧ders‧lo

Proper noun edit

Melderslo n

A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
Synonym: Vlaskopperiek (Carnival nickname)

References edit

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