Overloon

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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

  1. 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