Allardsoog
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Allartsoog in 1851. Compound of Allard (“a personal name”) and oog (“eye”). Originally the name of an inn. The inn may have been named after Allart Scheltinga, a nobleman who owned lands near the current hamlet.
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Proper noun[edit]
Allardsoog n
- A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN