Overakker

Dutch

Etymology

• (Geldrop-Mierlo) First attested as Overakker in 1874. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).
• (Breda) First attested as overacker in 1462. Compound of over (“on the other side”) and akker (“farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.vəˌrɑ.kər/
• Hyphenation: Over‧ak‧ker

Proper noun

Overakker n

1. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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