Schoonouwen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sconouwe in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch scone (“clean, free of weeds”) and the plural form of ouw (“land next to a watercourse”). Compare Schonauwen.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Schoon‧ou‧wen

Proper noun edit

Schoonouwen n

A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schoonouwen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN