Etten-Leur

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Etten +‎ Leur, the names of the villages that grew into the town. Etten is first attested as etthen in 1233. Leur is first attested as loersche vaart in 1405. Etten is of unknown etymology. Leur may be cognate with Middle Dutch lore (“worthless thing, rubbish”), here referring to the poor quality of the turf around the village. Compare for Etten Attelaken, Eethen and Etten. Compare for Leur Leur and Leurke.

The municipality was formerly called Etten en Leur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.tə(n)ˈløːr/
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Hyphenation: Et‧ten-Leur
Rhymes: -øːr

Proper noun

Etten-Leur n

A town and municipality of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Stijlorenrijk (Etten, Carnival nickname), 't Zwaajgat (Leur, Carnival nickname)
Meronyms: Attelaken, Bankenstraat, Haansberg, Klappenberg, Wildert, Zandspui, Zwartenberg

References

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