Schoorl

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Schorel (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested as scoronlo in 918-948. From Middle Dutch scorle, from Old Dutch scoronlo. Compound of Old Dutch skora (“shore”) and Old Frisian la (“light forest”) or Old Dutch lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoː.rəl/
  • Hyphenation: Schoorl

Proper noun

Schoorl n

  1. a village and former municipality of Bergen, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a topographic surname

Derived terms

References

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