Haanrade

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hagenrode around 1170-1180. Compound of Old Dutch hagen (“fence, enclosed area”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). The reading of the first element as equivalent to hoog (“high”) is incorrect.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːn.raː.də/
Hyphenation: Haan‧ra‧de
Rhymes: -aːdə

Proper noun edit

Haanrade n

A neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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