Oudshoorn

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as ousthorne and houtshorne in 1305. Compound of Middle Dutch *Out (a personal name) and horn (“protruding bend, corner”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to oud (“old”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ouds‧hoorn === Proper noun === Oudshoorn n a neighbourhood and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oudshoorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN