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Etymology edit

Potentially attested as terynse in 1397, attested with certainty as thernze in 1427. Borrowed from West Frisian Tearns, presumably derived from Old Frisian There (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Tirns.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Teerns n

  1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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