Dirkshorn

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Dierickshorn in 1573. Compound of Dierick (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Dirks‧horn

Proper noun

Dirkshorn n

1. A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Dirkshorner
• Dirkshorns

References

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