Wijnbergen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Doetinchem) First attested as winburg in 1185. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound formed from Old Dutch winna (“pasture”) and burg (“reinforced settlement”). A different etymology interprets the first component as Old Dutch wini (“friend”).
• (Epe) First attested as op de Wijnberg in 1657. Derived from wijnberg (“place where grapes grow”). Named after a farm named in turn after a field.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛi̯nˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wijn‧ber‧gen
• Homophone: wijnbergen

Proper noun

Wijnbergen n

1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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