Coendersborg

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Coenders around 1660. Compound of Coenders van Helpen (a noble surname) and burg (fortified place, castle). The neighbourhood was named after a former castle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkun.dərsˌbɔrx/
  • Hyphenation: Coen‧ders‧borg

Proper noun

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Coendersborg n

  1. A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “coendersborg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN