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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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