Kloosterhaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as De Klooster Haar in 1868. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈɦaːr/
Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧haar
Rhymes: -aːr

Proper noun

Kloosterhaar n

A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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