Schoorl

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Schorel (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested as scoronlo in 918-948. From Middle Dutch scorle, from Old Dutch scoronlo. Compound of Old Dutch skora (“shore”) and Old Frisian la (“light forest”) or Old Dutch lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxoː.rəl/
• Hyphenation: Schoorl

Proper noun

Schoorl n

1. A village and former municipality of Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands
2. a topographic surname

Derived terms

• Schoorler
• Schoorls
• Noord-Scharwoude
• Schoorldam
• Zuid-Scharwoude

References

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