Hummelo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as humelle in 828. Compound of Old Dutch *hummel (“hop”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦʏ.məˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Hum‧me‧lo

Proper noun

Hummelo n

1. A village and former municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hummeloër
• Hummelos
• Hummelo en Keppel

References

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