Schonauwen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sconouwe in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch schone (“clean, free of weeds”) and ouwe (“land next to water, riverine island”).
Compare Schoonouwen.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Scho‧nau‧wen
Proper noun
Schonauwen n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schonauwen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN