Harlingen

English

Pronunciation

City in the Netherlands:

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹlɪŋən/

City in Texas:

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹlɪnd͡ʒɪn/

Proper noun

Harlingen

1. A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A city in Texas, United States.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herlinge in 1232-1233. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Harilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

See also West Frisian Harns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑr.lɪ.ŋə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Har‧lin‧gen

Proper noun

Harlingen n

1. Harlingen (a city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Almenum, De Blijnse, IJslumburen, Koetille, Koningsbuurt, Luidum, Midlum, Ungabuurt, Voorrijp, Wijnaldum

References

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