De Schooten

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schoten in 1617. Derived from the plural form of schoot (“piece of land which juts upwards”), referring here to a sand bar complex. The toponym later became the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Schoo‧ten

Proper noun

De Schooten n

1. A neighbourhood of Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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