Schoonoord
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Schoonoord in 1858. Compound of schoon (“clean”) and oord (“place”). The name was chosen by entrepreneur Jasper Klijn in order to lure settlers to the village. Compare Bonrepas, Kockengen, Koekange, Schoonebeek and Wijngaarden.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Schonerd.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSchoonoord n
- A village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN