Vosseburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vosseburen in 1861. Borrowed from an earlier version of West Frisian Foksebuorren, a compound of the surname Vos and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”). Named after Anna de Vos, a local inhabitant. The first element was gradually reinterpreted to foks (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) in Frisian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɔ.səˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vos‧se‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Vosseburen n

1. A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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