Pieterburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sancti Petri in 1371. Compound of the name of Saint Peter and the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”). The settlement was named after the patron saint of the parish church.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpi.tərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Pie‧ter‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Pieterburen n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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