Langenoord
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Langeroerde, thans Langenoorth in 1772. Compound of an inflected form of lang (“long”) and oord (“land protruding into or bordering water”).
Compare Kortenoord.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧oord
Proper noun
Langenoord n
- A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “langenoord”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN