Kuikhorne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kuykhorne and Kuckhorne in 1503. Borrowed from West Frisian Kûkherne, a compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian horne (“corner of a levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœy̯kˈɦɔr.nə/
• Hyphenation: Kuik‧hor‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɔrnə

Proper noun

Kuikhorne n

1. A hamlet in Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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