Emiclaer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emminclar in 1283. Compound of Old Dutch Emmo (“a personal name”) or Emo suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lār (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). Named after a former homestead.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Emic‧laer

Proper noun

Emiclaer n

1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “emiclaer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN