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Boer.

a surname, Boer

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/bur/[buːr]
  1. a surname, Boer

Where this word comes from

From boer (“farmer”).

name/bur/[buːr]
  1. a village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as burstera rede in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Boer, derived in turn from Old Frisian buer (“house, cottage”).

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