Hoorn

hoorn English Etymology Borrowed from en nl Hoorn. Proper noun en municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands. Dutch nl: Etymology (Noord-Holland) First attested as hoern in 1289. Derived from nl dum horne protruding bend, corner. (Friesland) First attested as horon in 1482. Borrowed from nl fy Hoarne, derived in turn from nl ofs horn protruding bend, corner. (Gelderland) First attested as hoerne in 1333-1334. Derived from nl hoorn protruding piece of land. (Groningen) First attested as Hoorn in 1634. Derived from nl hoorn prominent bend, corner. (Alphen aan den Rijn, hamlet) First attested as De Hoorn Polder in 1615. Derived from nl hoorn prominent bend, corner. (Alphen aan den Rijn, neighbourhood) The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet. Pronunciation nl /ɦoːrn/ nl Nl-Hoorn.ogg nl Hoorn nl oːrn nl hoorn Proper noun n nl city/and/municipality p/North Holland c/Netherlands nl Konkeldonk<qq:Carnival nickname> nl Blokker Zwaag nl village mun/Terschelling p/Friesland c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Heerde p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Westerwolde p/Groningen c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Alphen aan den Rijn p/South Holland c/Netherlands nl neighbourhood city/Alphen aan den Rijn p/South Holland c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Horinees nl Hoorns nl Hoornderveen nl Hoornerveen References hoorn Anagrams nl hnoor Rhoon