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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Schoten in 1617. Derived from the plural form of schoot (“piece of land which juts upwards”), referring here to a sand bar complex. The toponym later became the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Schoo‧ten
Proper noun
De Schooten n
- A neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de schooten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN