Valkenburg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as de castello de Falcomonte in 1121. Compound of valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and a second element that is either burg (“castle, fortified settlement”) or berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Limburgish Valkeberg.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as ualcanaburg in 918-948. Compound of the genitive plural form of Old Dutch falko (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

The surname derives from one of the toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑl.kə(n)ˌbʏrx/

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• Hyphenation: Val‧ken‧burg

Proper noun

Valkenburg n

1. A city and former municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A village and former municipality of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands.
3. a surname

Derived terms

• Valkenburger
• Valkenburgs
• Oud-Valkenburg
• Valkenburg aan de Geul
• Valkenburg-Houthem

References

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