Ooijen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as oijen in 1326. Derived from the plural form of ooi (“land next to a watercourse”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯.ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ooij‧en
- Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
- Homophones: ooien, Oijen, Oyen
Proper noun edit
Ooijen n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN