Oudshoorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ousthorne and houtshorne in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch *Out (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to oud (“old”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ouds‧hoorn

Proper noun

Oudshoorn n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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