De Schooten
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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de schooten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN