Etymology
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- (Groningen) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”).
- (Weesp) Attested as Horn in 1874. Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The settlement is located in a bend of the Vecht.
- (Alkmaar) Derived from horn (“protruding bend, corner”), referring here to a bend made by the levee next to the Vroonermeer.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /də ˈɦɔrn/
- Hyphenation: De Horn
- Rhymes: -ɔrn
Proper noun
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De Horn n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de horn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN