Cape Horn ( Dutch : Kaap Hoorn ; Spanish : Cabo de Hornos ; named for the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands ) is a cape . 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 '' ) .