Kraaienburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kraaijenburg in 1886. Compound of the plural form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and burg (“manor”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kraai‧en‧burg

Proper noun

Kraaienburg n

1. A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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