Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Poppen-haar in 1794. Likely a compound of Old Dutch Poppo (a personal name) and haar (sandy ridge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.pənˈɦaː.rə/
  • Hyphenation: Pop‧pen‧ha‧re
  • Rhymes: -aːrə

Proper noun

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Poppenhare n

  1. A neighbourhood of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “poppenhare”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN