Voorburg

English

Proper noun

Voorburg

1. A town in Leidschendam-Voorburg municipality, South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as foreburg in 918-948. Compound of the hydronym Fore and Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Compare Veur and Voorschoten.
• (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːr.bʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Voor‧burg

Proper noun

Voorburg n

1. A town and former municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands, to the north of The Hague
2. A neighbourhood of Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Voorburger
• Voorburgs

References

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