Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as nouwerna in 1458. Likely derived from Middle Dutch nouwer (nowhere) and na (close). Compare Altena, Matena and Nergena.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Nau‧er‧na

Proper noun edit

Nauerna n

  1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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