Beuningen

English

Proper noun

Beuningen

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) First attested as boninge in 1139. Derived from the Old Dutch Bono (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.
• (Overijssel) First attested as in baningi in the late 10th century. Derived from the Old Dutch Bono (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbøː.nɪ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Beu‧nin‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Proper noun

Beuningen n

1. Beuningen (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Eikelenburg (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Ewijk, Hoek, Hoeve, Weurt, Winssen

2. A village in Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Beuninger
• Beunings

References

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