De Goorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den gore around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch gore (“swampy forest soil”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Goorn

Proper noun

De Goorn n

1. A village in Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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