Schonauwen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconouwe in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch schone (“clean, free of weeds”) and ouwe (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Compare Schoonouwen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Scho‧nau‧wen

Proper noun

Schonauwen n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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