Camminghaburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as kampenggabure around 1200. Calque of West Frisian Kammingabuorren, a compound of Old Frisian Camminga (“a surname”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”). Originally the name of a castle.

See also West Frisian Kammingabuorren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑ.mɪŋ.ɣaːˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Cam‧min‧gha‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Camminghaburen n

1. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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