Escharen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Éstere (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as escre and escheren in the first quarter of the 13th century. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch esc (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and the dative plural of haar (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈɣaː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Es‧cha‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun

Escharen n

1. A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Escharenaar
• Escharens

References

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