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

  1. A hamlet in Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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