Groot Agelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de agelo in 1252. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a compound of Old Dutch Ago (a personal name) and lo (“light forest”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Agelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈaː.ɣəˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Groot Age‧lo

Proper noun

Groot Agelo n

1. A hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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