Otterlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in uttarlo in 838. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of otter (“otter, Lutra lutra”) and lo (“pool”), although it is strange that a location in the forested and arid Veluwe would be named after an aquatic mammal. A reinterpration of the first element as Old Dutch Authari (“a personal name”) is problematic as the initial element lacks a genetive case ending in the oldest attestations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.tərˌloː/
• Hyphenation: Ot‧ter‧lo

Proper noun

Otterlo n

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

Derived terms

• Otterloër
• Otterlos

References

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