Herkenrade

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as herckenroede in 1309. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch Hariko (a personal name) and rode (“land cleared of trees”). Less-likely alternative readings of the first element include Old Dutch harag (“holy place”), Latin arca (“chest, box”) and an otherwise unknown and inexplicable term Middle Dutch *herk. Compare Herkenbosch. See also Limburgish Herkenter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.kə(n).raː.də/ Hyphenation: Her‧ken‧ra‧de Rhymes: -aːdə === Proper noun === Herkenrade n a hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN