Eenigenburg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as eimhborch [read: einihborch] in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch enich (“lonely, abandoned”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The settlement may have formed around a castle built by Floris V of Holland.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Eeni‧gen‧burg

Proper noun edit

Eenigenburg n

A village in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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