Siddeburen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as sigerdachurke in the 13th century, attested with certainty as syerdeberth in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian Syerd (a personal name) and bert (“settlement”). The second element was gradually replaced by the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪ.dəˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Sid‧de‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Siddeburen n

1. A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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