Schraard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as scadawerth in the 13th century. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian skred (“isolated plot of land”) and werd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sxraːrt/
Hyphenation: Schraard
Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun edit

Schraard n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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