Haarlem

English

Proper noun

Haarlem

  1. A city and municipality, the capital of North Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

  • New Haarlem
  • New Harlem
  • Nieuw Haarlem
  • Nieuw Harlem

Translations

Further reading

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Haerlem, from Old Dutch [Term?]. First attested as haralem in 918-948. Compound of the personal name Old Dutch Harala or Old Dutch *Harila and hēm (“home, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaːr.lɛm/
  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Haar‧lem

Proper noun

Haarlem n

  1. Haarlem (a city, municipality, and capital of North Holland, Netherlands)
    Synonyms: Spaarnestad (nickname), Muggendonk (Carnival nickname), Baarlem (nickname)
    Meronyms: Spaarndam-West, Zuid-Schalkwijk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Harlem

References

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

Further reading

Portuguese

Proper noun

Haarlem f

  1. Haarlem (a city and capital of North Holland, Netherlands)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Haarlem ?

  1. Haarlem (a city and capital of North Holland, Netherlands)

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