Schoor

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Nederweert) First attested as het Schoor in 1790. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".
  • (Venray) First attested as het Schoor in 1838-1857. Derived from schoor, a term which can be variously interpreted as "shoreline", "small bridge" or "tilled land".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxoːr/
  • Hyphenation: Schoor
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophone: schoor

Proper noun

Schoor n

  1. A hamlet in Nederweert, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

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