Gerkesklooster
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as wigarathorpe in 1240. Calque of West Frisian Gerkeskleaster, a compound of Gerke (“a personal name”) and kleaster (“monastery”), a reference to a former Cistercian monastery founded by landowner Gerke Harkema. Originally a compound of Old Frisian Wigar (“a personal name”) and thorp (“farmstead, subsidiary settlement”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gerkesklooster n
- A village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
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