Venlo
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as uennelon around 1100. Possibly a compound of ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and lo (“light forest”). Alternatively a compound of veen (“bog, marsh”) and lo (“pool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.loː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ven‧lo
Derived terms
- Venlonaar
- Venloër, Venloos
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “venlo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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