Wijnbergen

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Doetinchem) First attested as winburg in 1185. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound formed from Old Dutch winna (“pasture”) and burg (“reinforced settlement”). A different etymology interprets the first component as Old Dutch wini (“friend”).
  • (Epe) First attested as op de Wijnberg in 1657. Derived from wijnberg (“place where grapes grow”). Named after a farm named in turn after a field.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯nˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wijn‧ber‧gen
  • Homophone: wijnbergen

Proper noun

Wijnbergen n

  1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

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