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English
Pronunciation
City in the Netherlands:
City in Texas:
Proper noun
Harlingen
- A city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
- A city in Texas, United States.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as herlinge in 1232-1233. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Harilo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
See also West Frisian Harns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑr.lɪ.ŋə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Har‧lin‧gen
Proper noun
Harlingen n
- Harlingen (a city and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Almenum, De Blijnse, IJslumburen, Koetille, Koningsbuurt, Luidum, Midlum, Ungabuurt, Voorrijp, Wijnaldum
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “harlingen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN