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Harkema.

a village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

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name/ˈɦɑr.kəˌmaː/
  1. a village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

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First attested as Opeyndt in 1530. Originally derived from a compound of West Frisian op (“up, upper”) and end (“end, edge”). The village was eventually renamed in 1972 to the surname of its initial owner, the magnate Buwe Harkema.

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