Rijnenburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Rijnesteijn in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former knightly manor.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Rij‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Rijnenburg n

A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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