Waalre

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Waalre.

Proper noun

Waalre

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as waetriloe in 704. Compound of an uncertain first element and lo (“light forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Old Dutch weder (“ram”), a compound of Middle Dutch wede (“forest, brushwood”) and aard (“farmland”) and wad (“crossing, ford”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːl.rə/
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  • Hyphenation: Waal‧re

Proper noun

Waalre n

  1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Keiengat (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Aalst, Achtereind, Ekenrooi, Heikant, Heuvel, Loon, Timmereind

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References

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