Tuitjenhorn

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Tuitjehorre (West Frisian), Tuitjehorren (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as tutinghehorne in 1280-1287. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Tutinghe (derived from Old Dutch *Tuto (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Tui‧tjen‧horn

Proper noun

Tuitjenhorn n

  1. A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Tuitjenhorner
  • Tuitjenhorns

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