Leveroy

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as loiverlo in 1244. Originally a compound of an unknown first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as a hydronym, a term connected to German Leber (“tanner”) and Middle High German lewer (“raised burial mound”) and as a personal name. The second element was gradually replaced by rode (“land cleared of trees”).

See also Limburgish Leivere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.vəˌroːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Le‧ve‧roy

Proper noun

Leveroy n

  1. A village in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands.

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