Laar

Laar

See also: laar, láar, and lår

Dutch

Etymology

• (Weert) First attested as Laer in 1790. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). See also Limburgish Laor.
• (Beekdaelen) Potentially attested as lare around 1170-1180, attested with certainty as lare in 1257. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). See also Limburgish Laor.
• (Peel en Maas) First attested as Het Kleine Laar in 1838-1857. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
• (Cranendonck) First attested as lare in 1307. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
• (Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten) First attested as te laar in 1406. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
• (Sint-Michielsgestel) First attested as Laar in 1866. Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
• (Vught) Derived from laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːr/
• Hyphenation: Laar
• Rhymes: -aːr
• Homophone: laar

Proper noun

Laar n

1. A village in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
5. A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
6. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
7. A hamlet in Vught, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Laarveld

References

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

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Proper noun

Laar

1. a surname