Brammelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bramlare in 1188. Compound of Middle Dutch brame (“bramble, Rubus sp.”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The second element was gradually replaced by lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑ.məˌloː/
Hyphenation: Bram‧me‧lo

Proper noun

Brammelo n

A hamlet in Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

Brammelerbroek

References

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