Voorne
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Old Dutch *fur-ina (“watercourse, canal”). Compare Voerendaal.
The name of the hamlet in Gelderland is first attested as ville dicte vorne in 1310.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Voorne n
- A hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- An island in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN