Hiaure

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as jeure in 1230, attested with certainty as hiouren in 1459. Etymology unknown. Potentially cognate with West Frisian hjouwer (“oat, Avena sativa”) or, alternatively, derived from a prehistoric hydronym. Compare De Joere, Joure and De Jouwer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦiˈɑu̯.rə/
• Hyphenation: Hiau‧re
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯rə

Proper noun

Hiaure n

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

References

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