Doornenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as doronburc in the beginning of the 9th century. Likely a compound of doorn (“thorn, thorn bush”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). A derivation of the first element from Old Dutch Doro (“a personal name”) is less likely.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːr.nə(n)ˌbʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Door‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Doornenburg n

1. A village in Lingewaard, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Doornenburger
• Doornenburgs

References

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