Tirns

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as terdenghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Teerd (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier variant of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪrns/
• Hyphenation: Tirns
• Rhymes: -ɪrns

Proper noun

Tirns n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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