Schoten
See also: schoten
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as scatan in 1125-1130. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch skōta (“piece of land which juts upwards”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Scho‧ten
- Homophone: schoten
Proper noun
Schoten n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schoten”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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