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Hengelo
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English
Proper noun
en city/and/municipality in p/Overijssel c/Netherlands.
en town p/Gelderland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
(Overijssel) First attested as hof to henghele in 1381-1383. From nl dum Hengelôo. Likely a compound of nl dum *heinge enclosure + nl lôo light forest, although it is difficult to say whether this is the actual etymology of the toponym due to a paucity of old attestations.
(Gelderland) First attested as heingelon in 965. From nl dum Hengelôo, from nl odt heingilō. Compound of odt *heingi enclosure + odt *lō forest, clearing.
Compare nl Hengelder, nl Hengevelde and nl Hengforden.
See also nds-nl Hengel.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦɛ.ŋəˌloː/
nl Hen ge lo
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/municipality p/Overijssel c/Netherlands without city rights, near Enschede and Almelo
nl Windbuulstad Carnival nickname
nl Beckum Oele Woolde
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bronckhorst p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Knollendarp Carnival nickname
Derived terms
nl Hengeloër
nl Hengelos
nl Hengelose Es
References
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