Meerlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mirlar in 1213. Originally a compound of Old Dutch mîr (“swamp, marsh”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). The second element was gradually replaced with lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.loː/
• Hyphenation: Meer‧lo

Proper noun

Meerlo n

1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Meerlonaar
• Meerlos
• Meerlo-Wanssum

References

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