Barlage
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Barlage (plural Barlages)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barlage is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Barlage is most common among White (95.72%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barlage”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Barlege in 1851-1855. Compound of a dialectal variant of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and Dutch Low Saxon lage (“open space between forests”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Baarloag.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Barlage n
- A hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN