Odoorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in oderen in 1327. Likely derived from Old Dutch *Odheri (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Oring.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːˈdoːrn/
  • Hyphenation: Odoorn
  • Rhymes: -oːrn

Proper noun

Odoorn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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