Escharen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Éstere (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as escre and escheren in the first quarter of the 13th century. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch esc (“ash, Fraxinus excelsior”) and the dative plural of haar (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛsˈɣaː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Es‧cha‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun

Escharen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Escharenaar
  • Escharens

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