Loosduinen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as villa losdun in 1186. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch loos (“drainage channel”) and the plural form of dun (“dune”). Alternatively, the toponym may be related to Leusden, Lesdain and Lesdins.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Loos‧dui‧nen

Proper noun

Loosduinen n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Loosduiner
• Loosduins

References

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