De Goorn
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as den gore around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch gore (“swampy forest soil”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Goorn
Proper noun
De Goorn n
- A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de goorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN