Amerongen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amerungon in 1126. Compound of the hydronym Amer suffixed with the rare collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ung- in the dative plural form. Compare Amersfoort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.məˌrɔ.ŋə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Ame‧ron‧gen

Proper noun

Amerongen n

A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Amerongenaar
Amerongs

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “amerongen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN