Groot Loo
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Potentially attested as lo in the first quarter of the 13th century, attested with certainty as 't Loo in 1566. Derived from groot (“big, great”) and lo (“light forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Klein Loo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- A hamlet in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN