Doorn

See also: doorn

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as thorhem in 918-948, attested with certainty as thornen in 1126. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːrn/

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• Hyphenation: Doorn

Proper noun

Doorn n

1. A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Doornaar, Dorenaar
• Doorns

References

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