Hoornseveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as thorne vierendeel and dat hornre vierendeel in 1408. Compound of the toponym De Horn (derived from Middle Dutch horn (“sharp bend, corner”)) and veld (“field”). De Horn was a hamlet and former administrative and legal district of Oostzaan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hoorn‧se‧veld

Proper noun

Hoornseveld n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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