Laareind

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Laereynd in the 18th century. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and eind (“end, edge”).
• (Utrecht) First attested as hlara in 855. Compound of Old Dutch lār (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːr.ɛi̯nt/
• Hyphenation: Laar‧eind

Proper noun

Laareind n

1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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