Ekehaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hekehair in 1423. Compound of a dialectal variant of eik (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and haar (“sandy ridge”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ekehaor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.kəˌɦaːr/

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• Hyphenation: Eke‧haar

Proper noun

Ekehaar n

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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