Dirkshorn

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Dierickshorn in 1573. Compound of Dierick (“a personal name”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Dirks‧horn

Proper noun

Dirkshorn n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Dirkshorner
  • Dirkshorns

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dirkshorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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