Tirns

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as terdenghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Teerd (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɪrns/
  • Hyphenation: Tirns
  • Rhymes: -ɪrns

Proper noun

Tirns n

  1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

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