Hengelo

== English == === Proper noun === Hengelo A city and municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands. A town in Gelderland, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === (Overijssel) First attested as hof to henghele in 1381-1383. From Middle Dutch Hengelôo. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch *heinge (“enclosure”) + 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 Middle Dutch Hengelôo, from Old Dutch heingilō. Compound of Old Dutch *heingi (“enclosure”) + *lō (“forest, clearing”). Compare Hengelder, Hengevelde and Hengforden. See also Dutch Low Saxon Hengel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ŋəˌloː/ Hyphenation: Hen‧ge‧lo === Proper noun === Hengelo n a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands without city rights, near Enschede and Almelo Synonym: Windbuulstad (Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Beckum, Oele, Woolde a village and former municipality of Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands Synonym: Knollendarp (Carnival nickname) ==== Derived terms ==== Hengeloër Hengelos Hengelose Es === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Hengelo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN