Lage Aard

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opten leegen aert in 1456. Derived from laag (“low, lower”) and Middle Dutch aert (“tilled land, farmland”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Hooge Aard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaː.ɣə ˈaːrt/
• Hyphenation: La‧ge Aard
• Rhymes: -aːrt

Proper noun

Lage Aard n

1. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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