Harkebuurt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as harkeburen in 1356-1359. Compound of Middle Dutch Harke (a personal name) and the plural form of buur (“cottage, house”). The second element was eventually replaced by buurt (“hamlet, small settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑr.kəˌbyːrt/
Hyphenation: Har‧ke‧buurt

Proper noun

Harkebuurt n

A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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