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

A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Kolhorner
Kolhorns
Lutjekolhorn

References

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

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