Den Hoorn
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (Noord-Holland) De Hóóre (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as den horn in 1387. Derived from Middle Dutch horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
- (Zuid-Holland) Attested as De Hooren in 1611. Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛn ˈɦoːrn/
- Hyphenation: Den Hoorn
- Rhymes: -oːrn
Proper noun
Den Hoorn n
- A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A village in Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “den hoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN