Hespelaar
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as espelaer in 1396. Compound of esp (“aspen, Populus tremula”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛs.pəˌlaːr/
- Hyphenation: Hes‧pe‧laar
Proper noun
Hespelaar n
- A hamlet in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN