Heerlen

English

Proper noun

Heerlen

1. A city and municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Late Latin Coriouallum and Corioualum around 300. Derived from a Germanic calque of an earlier Celtic name. The Germanic term is a compound of Proto-Germanic *harja- (“army”) and *walla (“wall”). An alternative theory posits that the Germanic term was calqued into Celtic. Proposed derivations from *harila (“small sandy ridge”) or a compound of Old Dutch her (“army”) and le (“burial mound”) are incorrect. Compare Heel and Heerle.

See also Limburgish Heële.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːr.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Heer‧len
• Rhymes: -eːrlən
• Homophone: Heerle

Proper noun

Heerlen n

1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Benzenrade, Hoensbroek, Hondsrug, Schurenberg, Ten Esschen

Derived terms

• Heerlens
• Heerler
• Heerlerbaan
• Heerlerheide

References

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