Haarle

Dutch

Etymology

• (Hellendoorn) First attested as haerle in 1367. Compound of Middle Dutch haar (“sandy ridge”) and lo (“light forest”).
• (Tubbergen) First attested as villa harlo in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch haar (“sandy ridge”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːr.lə/
• Hyphenation: Haar‧le
• Rhymes: -aːrlə

Proper noun

Haarle n

1. A village in Hellendoorn, Overijssel, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Haarlenaar
• Haarler

References

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