Hoorn
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Hoorn
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as hoern in 1289. Derived from Middle Dutch horne (“protruding bend, corner”).
- (Friesland) First attested as horon in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian Hoarne, derived in turn from Old Frisian horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
- (Gelderland) First attested as hoerne in 1333-1334. Derived from hoorn (“protruding piece of land”).
- (Groningen) First attested as Hoorn in 1634. Derived from hoorn (“prominent bend, corner”).
- (Alphen aan den Rijn, hamlet) First attested as De Hoorn Polder in 1615. Derived from hoorn (“prominent bend, corner”).
- (Alphen aan den Rijn, neighbourhood) The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoorn n
- a city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Konkeldonk (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Blokker, Zwaag
- a village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN