Roomburg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rodanburg in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch rōt (“red”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Originally the name of a polder, named in turn after a former castle and nunnery. The toponym is potentially a reference to terra sigilata used by Roman soldiers to construct a military outpost near the current neighbourhood. Compare Aardenburg, Rotenburg an der Fulda and Rodbourgh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːm.bʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Room‧burg
Proper noun
Roomburg n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “roomburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN