Balloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud banle and in banlo in 1298-1304. Compound of Middle Dutch ban (“legal district”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.loː/
• Hyphenation: Bal‧loo

Proper noun

Balloo n

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Balloërveld

References

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