Dukenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den dukenburg in 1473. Potentially a compound of either Middle Dutch Duco (“a personal name”) or duken (“duck, hide”) and burg (“castle”). Originally the name of a castle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdy.kə(n)ˌbʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Du‧ken‧burg

Proper noun

Dukenburg n

1. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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