Spakenburg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as spakenburg in 1435. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch spake (“stake, bar”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym may refer to a levee reinforced with wooden poles.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Spa‧ken‧burg
Proper noun
Spakenburg n
- A village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Spakenburger
- Spakenburgs
- Spakenburgse ziekte
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “spakenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN