Boerhaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as R Kerk in 1868. Compound of dialectal boer (“hamlet, small settlement”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). The village developed around a small church.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuːr.ɦaːr/
Hyphenation: Boer‧haar

Proper noun

Boerhaar n

A village in Olst-Wijhe, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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