Boschheurne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Boshurn in 1665. Compound of bos (“rising forest”) and heurne, a dialectal variant of hoorn (“jutting piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔsˈɦøːr.nə/
• Hyphenation: Bosch‧heur‧ne
• Rhymes: -øːrnə

Proper noun

Boschheurne n

1. A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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