Nauerna

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nouwerna in 1458. Likely derived from Middle Dutch nouwer (“nowhere”) and na (“close”). Compare Altena, Matena and Nergena.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nau‧er‧na

Proper noun

Nauerna n

  1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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