Melderslo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as meldersloe in the 15th century. Compound of either an older form of Meerlo or Old Dutch Madalhêr (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛl.dərsˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Mel‧ders‧lo

Proper noun

Melderslo n

1. A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Vlaskopperiek (Carnival nickname)

References

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