Baarschot

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Boarschot (Hilvarenbeek, dialect form)
  • Barsend (Deurne, dialect form)

Etymology

  • (Hilvarenbeek) First attested as baescot in 1301. Compound of an uncertain first element and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”).
  • (Deurne) First attested as berscot in 1423. Compound of either beer (“manure, mud”) and schoot (“piece of land that juts upward”) or beer (“boar, male pig”) and schot (“enclosed space, fenced-in territory”). Compare Beerschoten.
  • (Oosterhout) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːr.sxɔt/
  • Hyphenation: Baar‧schot

Proper noun

Baarschot n

  1. a village in Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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