English
Harlem
Harlem comes from Dutch Nieuw Haarlem ‘new Haarlem’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentNieuw Haarlem‘new Haarlem’
- Englishearliest quotation 1952Harlem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Dutchc. 1500–presentNieuw Haarlem‘new Haarlem’
- Englishearliest quotation 1952Harlem
Earliest quotation: 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man: “This really was Harlem, and now all the stories…”
Every English word from Dutch Nieuw Haarlem
Today it means
name A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch Nieuw Haarlem / Harlem