Limburg

English

The duchy c. 1350 in red

The united province from the mid-19th century in green-grey at the southeast

Limburg in Belgium

Limburg in the Netherlands

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪmbɜːrɡ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɪmbɜːɡ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lɪmbɝːɡ/

Proper noun

Limburg (countable and uncountable, plural Limburgs)

1. A province of the Netherlands.
2. A province of Belgium.
3. (historical) The undivided province (1815–1839).
4. (historical) The historic duchy (which the name of the province(s) was meant to preserve).
5. A surname.

Derived terms

• Limburger

(province/duchy):

• Limburgian
• Limburgish

Translations

province of the Netherlands or Belgium

• Breton: Limburg
• Bulgarian: Лимбург (Limburg)
• Catalan: Limburg m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 林堡 (lam⁴ bou²)

  Mandarin: 林堡 (zh) (Línbǎo)

• Corsican: Limburgu
• Dutch: Limburg (nl) n
• Finnish: Limburg
• French: Limbourg (fr) m
• Georgian: ლიმბურგის პროვინცია (limburgis ṗrovincia), ლიმბურგი (limburgi)
• German: Limburg (de) n
• Italian: Limburgo (it)
• Latvian: Limburga
• Limburgish: Limburg (li) n
• Macedonian: Лимбург m (Limburg)
• Occitan: Limborg
• Polish: Limburgia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Limburgo (pt) m, Limburg m
• Russian: Ли́мбург m (Límburg)
• Spanish: Limburgo (es) m
• Urdu: لمبرگ m (limbarg)
• West Frisian: Limburch

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Limburg is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Limburg is most common among White (96.53%) individuals.

See also

• (Provinces of the Netherlands) provinces of the Netherlands; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, North Brabant, North Holland, Overijssel, South Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland ^{(Category: en:Provinces of the Netherlands)}
• (provinces of Belgium) Antwerp, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant, West Flanders ^{(Category: en:Provinces of Belgium)}

See also

• Limburg (Netherlands) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Limburg (Belgium) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Duchy of Limburg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Province_of_Limburg_(1815–1839) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Limburg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 438.

Catalan

Proper noun

Limburg m

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)

Derived terms

• limburguès

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch limborch, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden (tree)”) and *burg/*burgz (“fortification, stronghold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪm.bʏrx/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Lim‧burg

Proper noun

provincie Limburg, NL
Limburg province, NL

provincie Limburg, BE
Limburg province, BE

Duchy of Limburg

Limburg n

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)

   Meronyms: Alken, As, Beringen, Bilzen, Bocholt, Borgloon, Bree, Diepenbeek, Dilsen-Stokkem, Genk, Gingelom, Halen, Ham, Hamont-Achel, Hasselt, Hechtel-Eksel, Heers, Herk-de-Stad, Herstappe, Heusden-Zolder, Hoeselt, Houthalen-Helchteren, Kinrooi, Kortessem, Lanaken, Leopoldsburg, Lommel, Lummen, Maaseik, Maasmechelen, Nieuwerkerken, Oudsbergen, Peer, Pelt, Riemst, Sint-Truiden, Tessenderlo, Tongeren, Voeren, Wellen, Zonhoven, Zutendaal

2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)

   Meronyms: Beek, Beekdaelen, Beesel, Bergen, Brunssum, Echt-Susteren, Eijsden-Margraten, Gennep, Gulpen-Wittem, Heerlen, Horst aan de Maas, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Leudal, Maasgouw, Maastricht, Meerssen, Mook en Middelaar, Nederweert, Peel en Maas, Roerdalen, Roermond, Simpelveld, Sittard-Geleen, Stein, Vaals, Valkenburg aan de Geul, Venlo, Venray, Voerendaal, Weert

Derived terms

• Limburger
• Limburgs

See also

• (Provinces of the Netherlands) Provincies van Nederland; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Zeeland ^{(Category: nl:Provinces of the Netherlands)}
• (provinces of Belgium) Provincies van België; Antwerpen, Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik, Luxemburg, Namen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Waals-Brabant, West-Vlaanderen ^{(Category: nl:Provinces of Belgium)}

German

Etymology

The town in Hesse goes back to Old High German Lintpurc, Lintburk. The first element may be from Proto-Celtic *lindom (“lake”); the second is Burg (“fortification, castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪmˌbʊʁk/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Lim‧burg

Proper noun

Limburg n (proper noun, genitive Limburgs or (optionally with an article) Limburg)

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)
3. A town, the administrative seat of Limburg-Weilburg district, Hesse. Official name: Limburg an der Lahn
4. Limbourg (a city and municipality of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Derived terms

• Limburger
• limburgisch

Proper noun

Limburg m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Limburgs or (with an article) Limburg, feminine genitive Limburg, plural Limburgs)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Limburg m

1. Alternative form of Limburgo

Swedish

Proper noun

Limburg n (genitive Limburgs)

1. Limburg (a province of Belgium)
2. Limburg (a province of the Netherlands)