Dieren

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as theothorne in 838. Compound derived from either Proto-Germanic *þeudô- (“people, mass”) or Old Dutch Theudo (a personal name) and horn (“jutting piece of land”). A different etymology splits the toponym into Proto-Germanic *þeud-þorn (“thorny burgh for the people”). Compare Dieteren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiː.rən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Die‧ren
  • Rhymes: -iːrən
  • Homophone: dieren

Proper noun

Dieren n

  1. a village and former municipality of Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Dierenaar
  • Dierens
  • van Dieren

References

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