Wellerlooi

Dutch

Alternative forms

De Loj (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as 't Welreloo in 1501. Compound of the toponym Well and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛ.lərˈloːi̯/
Hyphenation: Wel‧ler‧looi
Rhymes: -oːi̯

Proper noun

Wellerlooi n

A village in Bergen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Wellerloois

References

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

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