Twello

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as twentlo at the end of the 13th century. Likely a compound derived from dialectal tween (“two”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʋɛ.loː/
• Hyphenation: Twel‧lo

Proper noun

Twello n

1. A village and former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Twelloër
• Twellos

References

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