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Avenhorn

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lutekedrecht around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (“a personal name”) and horn (“corner, protruding bend”). The village was originally called Lutekedrecht, a compound of Middle Dutch luttik (“small”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Aven‧horn

Proper noun edit

Avenhorn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “avenhorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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