Schadron

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as op Schadron in 1808. Apparently derived from French escadron (“cavalry squadron”). According to local tradition, a squadron of French cavalrymen was stationed at the site of the hamlet between 1794 and 1813.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sxaːˈdrɔn/
Hyphenation: Scha‧dron
Rhymes: -ɔn

Proper noun edit

Schadron n

A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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