Roodehaan

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) First attested as HAAN (DE ROODE-), ook wel de Roo-Raan [read: Roo-Haan] in 1844. Compound of rood (“red”) and haan (“rooster”). Originally the name of an inn.
  • (Het Hogeland) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.dəˌɦaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧haan

Proper noun

Roodehaan n

  1. a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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