Kolhorn

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Klorre (West Frisian), Klorn (West Frisian)

Etymology

Attested as Kolhoiren in 1518. Potentially a compound of kol (“elevated place, top, head”) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Kol‧horn

Proper noun

Kolhorn n

  1. a village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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