Oostvoorne

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as ostforne in 1260. Compound of oost (east-, eastern) and the toponym Voorne.

See also Zealandic Svore.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oːstˈvoːr.nə/
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧voor‧ne
  • Rhymes: -oːrnə

Proper noun[edit]

Oostvoorne n

  1. A village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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