Kloosterhaar
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as De Klooster Haar in 1868. Compound of klooster (“monastery”) and haar (“sandy ridge”). The area where the current settlement is located was formerly owned by the Cistercian abbey at Sibculo.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKloosterhaar n
- A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN