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