Heiloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heilingloh, heileginlo and heilegenlo in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch hēlig (“holy, sacred”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɛi̯ˈloː/
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Hyphenation: Hei‧loo
Rhymes: -oː

Proper noun

Heiloo n

A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Bollendorp, Kaandorp, Kapel, Oosterzij

Derived terms

Heilooënaar
Heilooër
Heilooërmeer

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “heiloo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN