Teerd

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Taert in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian Teard, potentially derived in turn from a personal name and Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Kaard and Tjaard.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /teːrt/
Hyphenation: Teerd
Rhymes: -eːrt

Proper noun edit

Teerd n

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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