Tuitjenhorn

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Tuitjehorre (West Frisian), Tuitjehorren (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as tutinghehorne in 1280-1287. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Tutinghe (derived from Old Dutch *Tuto (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Tui‧tjen‧horn

Proper noun

Tuitjenhorn n

  1. a village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Tuitjenhorner
  • Tuitjenhorns

References

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