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Etymology

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First attested as emminclar in 1283. Compound of Old Dutch Emmo (a personal name) or Emo suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and lār (intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture). Named after a former homestead.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Emic‧laer

Proper noun

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Emiclaer n

  1. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “emiclaer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN