Doornenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as doronburc in the beginning of the 9th century. Likely a compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). A derivation of the first element from Old Dutch Doro (“a personal name”) is less likely.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːr.nə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Door‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Doornenburg n

  1. A village in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Doornenburger
  • Doornenburgs

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