Odoorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in oderen in 1327. Likely derived from Old Dutch *Odheri (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Oring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːˈdoːrn/
• Hyphenation: Odoorn
• Rhymes: -oːrn

Proper noun

Odoorn n

1. A village and former municipality of Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Odoorner
• Odoornerveen
• Borger-Odoorn

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN