Original: Cape Horn was originally given the Dutch name '' Kaap Hoorn '' , in honor of the Dutch city of Hoorn ; in a typical example of false friends , the Hoorn became known in English as '' Cape Horn '' , and in Spanish as '' Cabo de Hornos '' ( which literally means '' Cape of Ovens '' ) .
Simplified: Cape Horn ( Dutch : Kaap Hoorn ; Spanish : Cabo de Hornos ; named for the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands ) is a cape .