Haarzuilens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Haar Zuilens, (De) in 1826. Compound of the toponym De Haar and Van Zuilen (“a surname”). The area was formerly a fiefdom which was granted to the Van Zuilen family in 1761.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦaːrˈzœy̯.ləns/
  • Hyphenation: Haar‧zui‧lens

Proper noun

Haarzuilens n

  1. A village and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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