Heiloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heilingloh, heileginlo and heilegenlo in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch hēlig (“holy, sacred”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯ˈloː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hei‧loo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

Heiloo n

  1. A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Bollendorp, Kaandorp, Kapel, Oosterzij

Derived terms
  • Heilooënaar
  • Heilooër
  • Heilooërmeer

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