Macharen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Machere (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as machera in 1107. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch *mak (“fitting, well-positioned”) and the dative plural form of *hara (“sandy ridge”). An alternative hypothesis posits a connection with Vulgar Latin maceria (“rubble, ruins”). Compare Machern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑˈxaː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧cha‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun

Macharen n

  1. a village in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Kiepenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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