Kloosterhaar

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First 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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˌkloːs.tərˈɦaːr/
Hyphenation: Kloos‧ter‧haar
Rhymes: -aːr

Proper noun edit

Kloosterhaar n

A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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