Schoor

Dutch

Etymology

• (Nederweert) First attested as het Schoor in 1790. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".
• (Venray) First attested as het Schoor in 1838-1857. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxoːr/
• Hyphenation: Schoor
• Rhymes: -oːr
• Homophone: schoor

Proper noun

Schoor n

1. A hamlet in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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