Giessenburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Gysenborch in 1514. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧burg

Proper noun

Giessenburg n

1. A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Giessen-Nieuwkerk (historical)

Derived terms

• Giessenburger
• Giessenburgs

References

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