Doniaga

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as doyenga in 1448. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Donia (a surname) and gâ (“village, village area”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoː.ni.aːˌɣaː/
• Hyphenation: Do‧nia‧ga

Proper noun

Doniaga n

1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN