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Baal.

a hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/baːl/
  1. a hamlet in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as barla around 850. Compound of bar (“barren, bare”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Baarlo, Bahr, Barlo and Hoog-Baarlo.

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