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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bersincshorne in 1289. Compound of an otherwise unknown toponym *Bersing (derived from Middle Dutch Barse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bar‧sin‧ger‧horn
Proper noun
Barsingerhorn n
- A village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “barsingerhorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN