Laren

See also: laren and låren

English

Proper noun

Laren

  1. A municipality and town in the Netherlands.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as lare in 1341. Derived from Middle Dutch laer (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”).
  • (Gelderland) First attested as lare in 1294-1295. Derived from Middle Dutch laer (“intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Loarne, Laorne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaː.rən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: La‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun

Laren n

  1. a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a village and former municipality of Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Larenaar
  • Larens
  • van Laren, van Laaren

References

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