Doorn

See also: doorn

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as thorhem in 918-948, attested with certainty as thornen in 1126. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch thorn (“thorn, thorn bush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /doːrn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Doorn

Proper noun

Doorn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Doornaar, Dorenaar
  • Doorns

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “doorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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