De Schooten
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested as Schoten in 1617. Derived from the plural form of schoot (“piece of land which juts upwards”), referring here to a sand bar complex. The toponym later became the name of a farmhouse.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: De Schoo‧ten
Proper noun edit
- A neighbourhood of Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.