Schoonloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconelo in 1328. Likely a compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Schandelen and Schandelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsxoːn.loː/
Hyphenation: Schoon‧loo

Proper noun

Schoonloo n

A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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