Dieren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as theothorne in 838. Compound derived from either Proto-Germanic *þeudô- (“people, mass”) or Old Dutch Theudo (a personal name) and horn (“jutting piece of land”). A different etymology splits the toponym into Proto-Germanic *þeud-þorn (“thorny burgh for the people”). Compare Dieteren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.rən/

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• Hyphenation: Die‧ren
• Rhymes: -iːrən
• Homophone: dieren

Proper noun

Dieren n

1. A village and former municipality of Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Dierenaar
• Dierens
• van Dieren

References

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