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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ousthorne and houtshorne in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch *Out (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to oud (“old”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oudshoorn n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oudshoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN