Goor

See also: goor

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Overijssel) First attested as gora and gore in 1027-1054. Derived from Old Dutch gore (“marshy forest soil”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) Attested as Ghoir in 1794. Derived from goor (“marshy forest soil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣoːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Goor
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophone: goor

Proper noun

Goor n

  1. a city and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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