Lewenborg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Leeuwenburg in 1867. Compound of Lewe (“a surname”) and burg (“manor house”). The neighbourhood is named after a manor owned by the Lewe family.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ʋə(n).bɔrx/
• Hyphenation: Le‧wen‧borg

Proper noun

Lewenborg n

1. A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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