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

Proper noun

Nauerna n

1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nauerna”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN