Randenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as randenborch in 1284. Compound of Middle Dutch rant (“edge, border”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym contrasts with Middelburg.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ran‧den‧burg

Proper noun

Randenburg n

1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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