Langerak
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as langeraeck in 1253. Compound of Middle Dutch lang (“long”) and rake (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Probably named for a straight section of the Lek.
- (Drenthe) First attested as Langerak in 1899. Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Originally a hydronym.
- (Gelderland) First attested as Langerak in 1457. Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”).
- (Utrecht) Compound of lang (“long”) and rak (“straight section of a watercourse between two bends”). Named after a polder.
The surname is derived from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Langerak n
- A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- a surname
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Drenthe, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Neighbourhoods in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Dutch surnames