Balloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud banle and in banlo in 1298-1304. Compound of Middle Dutch ban (“legal district”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Bal‧loo

Proper noun

Balloo n

  1. a village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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