Barlage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Barlage.

Proper noun

Barlage (plural Barlages)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barlage is the 36736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Barlage is most common among White (95.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barlage”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.laː.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Bar‧la‧ge

Proper noun

Barlage n

1. A hamlet in Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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