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Where does “Harlem” come from?

Harlem is an English place name derived from Dutch Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands whose origin and meaning are unknown.

Ancestry of “Harlem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHaarlem—

Words derived from “Harlem”

  • Harlemite
  • Harlemer
  • 哈萊姆
Every word from Dutch Haarlem →