Aperloo

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as apelderloe and apeldorenloe in 1313. Compound of Old Dutch *apuldra (“apple tree”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). The name has no connection to Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). Compare Apeldoorn, Appeltern, Ter Apel, Apuldram, Apeldorn and Appeldorn.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.pərˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Aper‧loo

Proper noun[edit]

Aperloo n

  1. A hamlet in Elburg, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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