Nieuwenhoorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nuwen hoern in 1390. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The toponym contrasts with Oudenhoorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌɦoːrn/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧wen‧hoorn

Proper noun

Nieuwenhoorn n

1. A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Nieuwenhoornaar

References

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