Folsgare

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ffoldesgare in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Folsgeare, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Foldo (a personal name) and gâra (“protruding piece of land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔls.ɣaː.rə/
  • Hyphenation: Fols‧ga‧re

Proper noun

Folsgare n

  1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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