Baflo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bestlon [read: beftlon] in 944. Compound of Old Frisian befta (“back, behind”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest, pool”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Bavvelt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑf.loː/
• Hyphenation: Baf‧lo

Proper noun

Baflo n

1. A village and former municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Bafloër

References

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