Thorn
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English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Thorn
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush.
- A place name:
- A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0024).
- A village in Maasgouw municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.
- An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.
- Former name of Whitethorn, Humboldt County, California.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as tornensi monasterio in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially linked to Old Dutch turn (“high building, tower”) (derived in turn from Latin turris (“tower”)). The toponym has also been linked to Doornik/Tournai in Belgium. Not related to the English toponym Thorne.
See also Limburgish Toear.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Thorn n
- A city and former municipality of Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands
- Synonym: 't Geitebokkeriek (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Thornenaar
- Thorns
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “thorn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology 1
From English thorn from Middle English thorn, þorn, from Old English þorn, þyrn (“thorn”), from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).
Noun
Thorn m (strong, genitive Thorns, plural Thorns)
Declension
Declension of Thorn [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
From Middle High German Thorun, from Latin Thorun (see also Thorunenses) (1251).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Thorn n (proper noun, genitive Thorns or (optionally with an article) Thorn)
Further reading
- “Thorn” in Duden online
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