Lochtenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Huis Lochtenburg in 1788-1804. Compound of either Middle Dutch logt (“air, sky”) or locht (“enclosed area, courtyard, vegetable garden”) and burg (“mansion”). Originally the name of a manor house. Compare Locht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɔx.tə(n)ˌbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Loch‧ten‧burg

Proper noun

Lochtenburg n

A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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