Allardsoog
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Allartsoog in 1851. Compound of Allard (“a personal name”) and oog (“eye”). Originally the name of an inn. The inn may have been named after Allart Scheltinga, a nobleman who owned lands near the current hamlet.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAllardsoog n
- A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN