De Horn

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Groningen) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
  • (Weesp) Attested as Horn in 1874. Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The settlement is located in a bend of the Vecht.
  • (Alkmaar) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”), referring here to a bend made by the levee next to the Vroonermeer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈɦɔrn/
  • Hyphenation: De Horn
  • Rhymes: -ɔrn

Proper noun

De Horn n

  1. a hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Weesp, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de horn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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