Lange Linschoten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Lange Lynschoten in 1555. Derived from lang (“long”) and the hydronym Linschoten. The name originally referred to the section of the Linschoten between Oudewater and the settlement known as Linschoten.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Lan‧ge Lin‧scho‧ten

Proper noun

Lange Linschoten n

  1. A hamlet in Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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