Hoornaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoirnair in 1475-1476. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch horn (“protruding bend, corner”) and either aar (“brook, stream”) or haar (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoor‧naar

Proper noun

Hoornaar n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hoornaarder
  • Hoornaars

References

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