Kraaienburg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Kraaijenburg in 1886. Compound of the plural form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and burg (“manor”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Kraai‧en‧burg

Proper noun edit

Kraaienburg n

A hamlet in Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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