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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as loon in 1308. Compound of over (“upper, upstream”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”). The element over was added to distinguish the settlement from Neerloon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌloːn/
- Hyphenation: Over‧loon
Proper noun
Overloon n
- A village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN