Kornhorn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vp Corriger sandt in 1596. Compound of Old Frisian Curre (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and horn (“corner”). Compare Cornjum, Korhorn and Korrewegwijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrn.ɦɔrn/
  • Hyphenation: Korn‧horn

Proper noun

Kornhorn n

  1. a village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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