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Borgharen
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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as curtim aput haren in 1170-1180, attested with certainty as apud haram in 1180 and 1182. Compound of nl borg castle and the dative plural form of nl haar sandy ridge. The element nl borg began to be added since the 16th century to distinguish the settlement from similarly named villages. Formerly an independent village.
See also li Hare.
Pronunciation
nl /bɔrxˈɦaː.rə(n)/
nl Borg ha ren
nl aːrən 3
Proper noun
n
nl neighbourhood/and/former municipality city/Maastricht p/Limburg c/Netherlands
References
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