Margraten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sente Marien Rod in 1284. Derived from a compound of the name of the St. Maria ad Gradus monastery near Cologne and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

See also Limburgish Mergraote.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrˌɣraː.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Mar‧gra‧ten

Proper noun

Margraten n

1. A village and former municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Margratenaar
• Margratens
• Eijsden-Margraten

References

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