Oostvoorne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ostforne in 1260. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and the toponym Voorne.

See also Zealandic Svore.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /oːstˈvoːr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧voor‧ne
  • Rhymes: -oːrnə

Proper noun

Oostvoorne n

  1. A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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