Vogelenzang

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as voghelsanc in 1298. Compound of Middle Dutch vogel (“bird”) and sanc (“song”). Named after a former hunting lodge of the Counts of Holland.
• (Noord-Brabant) Attested as den Vogelenzang in 1817. Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”). Originally the name of a field.
• (Utrecht) First attested as Vogel Zanxse weg in 1598. Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).
• (Nissewaard) Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).
• (Westvoorne) Derived from a compound of vogel (“bird”) and zang (“song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoː.ɣə.lə(n)ˌzɑŋ/
• Hyphenation: Vo‧ge‧len‧zang

Proper noun

Vogelenzang n

1. A village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Rhenen, Utrecht, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands
5. A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Vogelenzanger
• Vogelenzangs

References

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