Neerloon

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lon in 1192. Compound of neer (“lower, downstream”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”). The element neer was added to distinguish the settlement from Overloon.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈneːr.loːn/
Hyphenation: Neer‧loon

Proper noun edit

Neerloon n

A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Huisseling en Neerloon

References edit

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