Broekhorn

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Broeckhorn in 1631. Compound of the toponym Broek op Langedijk and horn (“corner, protruding bend”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Broek‧horn

Proper noun

Broekhorn n

  1. a hamlet in Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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