Overloon

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as loon in 1308. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerloon.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vərˌloːn/
Hyphenation: Over‧loon

Proper noun edit

Overloon n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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