Exloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tot exle in 1376. Presumably derived from Old Saxon *êkeslô (“oak forest”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Eksel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛks.loː/
• Hyphenation: Exloo

Proper noun

Exloo n

1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Eerste Exloërmond
• Tweede Exloërmond
• Exloërkijl
• Exloërveen

References

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