Folsgare

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ffoldesgare in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Folsgeare, potentially derived from a compound of Old Frisian Foldo (“a personal name”) and gâra (“protruding piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔls.ɣaː.rə/
• Hyphenation: Fols‧ga‧re

Proper noun

Folsgare n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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