Hiaure

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as jeure in 1230, attested with certainty as hiouren in 1459. Etymology unknown. Potentially cognate with West Frisian hjouwer (“oat, Avena sativa”) or, alternatively, derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare De Joere, Joure and De Jouwer.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɦiˈɑu̯.rə/
Hyphenation: Hiau‧re
Rhymes: -ɑu̯rə

Proper noun edit

Hiaure n

A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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