Doorning

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Doorning in 1936. Likely a compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and eng (“agricultural land belonging to a village”). A derivation from Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) with collectivising suffix -ingô- is less likely. Originally the name of a large section of farmland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːr.nɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Door‧ning

Proper noun

Doorning n

1. A hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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