De Har

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from either haar (“sandy ridge”) or hard (“hard, tough”) (referring here to the toughness of the soil around the settlement).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦɑr/
  • Hyphenation: De Har
  • Rhymes: -ɑr

Proper noun

De Har n

  1. a hamlet in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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