Hennaard

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as hanwurf [read: hanwurt] in 944, attested with certainty as hernawort in 1319. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian herna (“corner”) and wert (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.naːrt/
Hyphenation: Hen‧naard

Proper noun

Hennaard n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Hennaarderadeel

References

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