Tirns

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as terdenghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Teerd (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪrns/
Hyphenation: Tirns
Rhymes: -ɪrns

Proper noun

Tirns n

A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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