Groot Agelo
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de agelo in 1252. Derived from groot (“great, big”) and a compound of Old Dutch Ago (“a personal name”) and lo (“light forest”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein Agelo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈaː.ɣəˌloː/
- Hyphenation: Groot Age‧lo
Proper noun
Groot Agelo n
- A hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN