Schurega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as scueringa in 1408. Borrowed from West Frisian Skuorregea, potentially a compound of an otherwise unattested personal name or Old Frisian skūre (“barn, shed”) and gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxy.rəˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Schu‧re‧ga

Proper noun

Schurega n

  1. a hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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