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
- 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