Kolhorn

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Klorre (West Frisian), Klorn (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Kolhoiren in 1518. Potentially a compound of kol (“elevated place, top, head”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kol‧horn

Proper noun

Kolhorn n

1. A village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kolhorner
• Kolhorns
• Lutjekolhorn

References

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