Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as thoe Herma in 1534. Compound of Old Frisian Herema (a surname) or Here (a personal name) and the plural form of buer (home, cottage).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Hereburen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦeː.rəˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hee‧re‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Heereburen n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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