Vaardeburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oeffaerdra buren in the 15th century. Calque of West Frisian Farebuorren, a compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Oeffaerd and the plural form of Old Frisian buer (“house, barn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvaːr.dəˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vaar‧de‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Vaardeburen n

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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