Boschheurne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boshurn in 1665. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and heurne, a dialectal variant of hoorn (“jutting piece of land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɔsˈɦøːr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Bosch‧heur‧ne
  • Rhymes: -øːrnə

Proper noun

Boschheurne n

  1. A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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