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Doorning
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Doorning in 1936. Likely a compound of nl doorn thorn, thorn bush and nl eng agricultural land belonging to a village. A derivation from nl odt thorn thorn, thorn bush with collectivising suffix odt -ingô- is less likely. Originally the name of a large section of farmland.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈdoːr.nɪŋ/
nl Door ning
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Maasdriel p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
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