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

  1. A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. 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
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