Broekheurne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Broekhoirne in 1665. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and a variant of hoorn (“jutting piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brukˈɦøːr.nə/
• Hyphenation: Broek‧heur‧ne
• Rhymes: -øːrnə

Proper noun

Broekheurne n

1. A hamlet in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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