Buren

Meaning

1. (neuter) Buren (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
2. (neuter) a village in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands
3. (neuter) a hamlet in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

Concepts

Buren

Synonyms

buurt

nabuurschap

Translations

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbyː.rə(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian: bêre

Borrowed from Western Frisian: Buren

Cognate with Western Frisian: Bueren

Inherited from Middle Dutch: buur

In summary

* (Gelderland) First attested as buria in 772. Derived from Proto-Germanic *bûrja- (“stable, outbuilding, barn, hut”). Compare Old Frisian bêre (“barn, house”).
* (Friesland) Potentially attested as buren around the end of the 11th century, attested with certainty as buren in 1245. Borrowed from West Frisian Buren, derived from the dative plural form of Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”). See also West Frisian Bueren.
* (Overijssel) First attested as buren in 1188. Derived from the dative plural form of Middle Dutch buur (“dwelling, cottage”).