Oudshoorn
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as ousthorne and houtshorne in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch *Out (“a personal name”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to oud (“old”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ouds‧hoorn
Proper noun edit
Oudshoorn n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.