Heerlen

== English == === Proper noun === Heerlen A city and municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Late Latin Coriouallum and Corioualum around 300. Derived from a Germanic calque of an earlier Celtic name. The Germanic term is a compound of Proto-Germanic *harja- (“army”) and *walla (“wall”). An alternative theory posits that the Germanic term was calqued into Celtic. Proposed derivations from *harila (“small sandy ridge”) or a compound of Old Dutch her (“army”) and le (“burial mound”) are incorrect. Compare Heel and Heerle. See also Limburgish Heële. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦeːr.lə(n)/ Hyphenation: Heer‧len Rhymes: -eːrlən Homophone: Heerle === Proper noun === Heerlen n a city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands Meronyms: Benzenrade, Hoensbroek, Hondsrug, Schurenberg, Ten Esschen ==== Derived terms ==== Heerlens Heerler Heerlerbaan Heerlerheide === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Heerlen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN