Eenigenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as eimhborch [read: einihborch] in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch enich (“lonely, abandoned”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The settlement may have formed around a castle built by Floris V of Holland.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Eeni‧gen‧burg

Proper noun

Eenigenburg n

1. A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Burgerbrug
• Burgervlotbrug

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “eenigenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN