Bovenburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as BOVENBUREN in 1840. Calque of West Frisian Boppebuorren, a compound of boppe (“upstream, inland”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboː.və(n)ˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Bovenburen n

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

References

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