Vegelinsoord
Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈveː.ɣə.lɪnsˌoːrt/
- Hyphenation: Ve‧ge‧lins‧oord
Proper noun
Vegelinsoord n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN