Doornbos

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Doornbos.

Proper noun

Doornbos

1. A surname from Dutch.

Translations

surname

• Dutch: Doornbos

Dutch

Etymology

The name of the neighbourhood is first attested as Doornbosch in 1899. The toponym derives from doornbos (“thorn bush”). Originally the name of a farm.

The surname derives from doornbos (“thorn bush”) or from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːrn.bɔs/
• Hyphenation: Doorn‧bos

Proper noun

Doornbos

1. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. a surname

Descendants

• → English: Doornbos

See also

• Doorn
• doorn
• bos

References

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