"Ulestraten" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈy.ləˌstraː.tə(n)/
Etymology: First attested as hulenstroten in 1335. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch Ulo (a personal name) or ule (“owl”) and the plural form of straat (“street”). An alternative explanation interprets the toponym as a compound of ool (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”) and stroet (“wetland overgrown with brushwood”). See also Limburgish Ulesjtraote. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|Ulo|pos=a personal name}} Middle Dutch Ulo (a personal name), {{cog|li|Ulesjtraote}} Limburgish Ulesjtraote Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Ulestraten n
  1. a village and former municipality of Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Limburg, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Limburg, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands Derived forms: Ulestratenaar, Ulestratens
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