Schonauwen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sconouwe in 1248. Compound of Middle Dutch schone (“clean, free of weeds”) and ouwe (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Compare Schoonouwen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Scho‧nau‧wen

Proper noun

Schonauwen n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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