Tirns
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Tirns n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN