Baarlo

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Limburg) Potentially attested as barlo in 1219, attested with certainty as barle in 1294-1295. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (“barren”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
  • (Steenwijkerland) First attested as baerle in 1365. Compound of Middle Dutch bar (“barren”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baal, Bahr, Barlo, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau and Hoog-Baarlo.
  • (Zwartewaterland) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.loː/
  • Hyphenation: Baar‧lo

Proper noun

Baarlo n

  1. A village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Baarlonaar
  • Baarlos

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