Hoogeloon
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as lon in 1186. Compound of hoog (“high, upper”) and the dative plural form of lo (“light forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣəˌloːn/
- Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge‧loon
Proper noun
Hoogeloon n
- A village in Bladel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Lappelekkursland (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Hoogeloner
- Hoogeloons
- Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN