Bad Hersfeld

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German

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Etymology

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The name Hersfeld is from Old High German Haerulfisfelt, from a personal name cognate with Old English Herewulf (literally army wolf), plus felt (field). The designation Bad was added in 1949.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːt ˈhɛʁsfɛlt/
  • Hyphenation: Bad Hers‧feld

Proper noun

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Bad Hersfeld n (proper noun, genitive Bad Hersfelds or (optionally with an article) Bad Hersfeld)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district, Hesse