Heilaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hylair in 1303. Compound of heide (“heath, heathland”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.laːr/
• Hyphenation: Hei‧laar

Proper noun

Heilaar n

1. A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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