Groeningen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Gruuninge (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as grunenhem in 1459. Compound of Old Dutch Gruno (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Groningen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣru.nɪ.ŋə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Groe‧nin‧gen
• Rhymes: -unɪŋən

Proper noun

Groeningen n

1. A village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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