Vegelinsoord
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Stobbegat in 1913. Compound of Vegelin van Claerbergen (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). Originally named after a hydronym. The village was renamed in honour of the Vegelin van Claerbergen family around 1955.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Vegelinsoord n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN