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Dutch
Etymology
- (Groningen) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
- (Weesp) Attested as Horn in 1874. Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The settlement is located in a bend of the Vecht.
- (Alkmaar) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”), referring here to a bend made by the levee next to the Vroonermeer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈɦɔrn/
- Hyphenation: De Horn
- Rhymes: -ɔrn
Proper noun
De Horn n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
- A hamlet in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de horn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN