Dirkshorn

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Dierickshorn in 1573. Compound of Dierick (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Dirks‧horn

Proper noun

Dirkshorn n

  1. a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Dirkshorner
  • Dirkshorns

References

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