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: Ли́мбург m (Límburg)
• 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
• Greek: Λιμβουργία (el) f (Limvourgía)
• 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 Netherlandsedit

• Drenthe
• Flevoland
• Friesland
• Gelderland
• Groningen
• Limburg
• North Brabant
• North Holland
• Overijssel
• South Holland
• Utrecht
• Zeeland

provinces of Belgiumedit

• Antwerp
• East Flanders
• Flemish Brabant
• Hainaut
• Liège
• Limburg
• Luxembourg
• Namur
• Walloon Brabant
• West Flanders

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: 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 Nederlandedit

• Drenthe
• Flevoland
• Friesland
• Gelderland
• Groningen
• Limburg
• Noord-Brabant
• Noord-Holland
• Overijssel
• Utrecht
• Zeeland
• Zuid-Holland

provinces of Belgium: provinciën van Belgiëedit

• Antwerpen
• Henegouwen
• Limburg
• Luik
• Luxemburg
• Namen
• Oost-Vlaanderen
• Vlaams-Brabant
• Waals-Brabant
• West-Vlaanderen

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)

Declension

Declension of Limburg [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Limburg
genitive	des	Limburgs, Limburg1
dative	dem	Limburg
accusative	das	Limburg

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Limburger
  • Limburgerin
• limburgisch

Related terms

• Hohenlimburg, Rothenburg, Salzburg, Steinburg, Weißenburg, Weilburg

See also

provinces of the Netherlands: Provinzen der Niederlandeedit

• Drenthe
• Flevoland
• Friesland
• Gelderland
• Groningen
• Limburg
• Nordbrabant
• Nordholland
• Overijssel
• Seeland
• Südholland
• Utrecht

provinces of Belgium: Provinzen Belgiensedit

• Antwerpen
• Flämisch-Brabant
• Hennegau
• Limburg
• Lüttich
• Luxemburg
• Namur ~ Namür
• Ostflandern
• Wallonisch-Brabant
• Westflandern

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

Declension

Declension of Limburg [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Limburg	(eine)	(die)	Limburg	(die)	Limburgs
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Limburgs, Limburg1	(einer)	(der)	Limburg	(der)	Limburgs
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Limburg	(einer)	(der)	Limburg	(den)	Limburgs
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Limburg	(eine)	(die)	Limburg	(die)	Limburgs

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Limburger, Limbach, Limbacher, Limberg, Limberger, Linhoff, Linn
• Burg, Burger, Altenburg, Rothenburg, Schaumburg, Steinburg, Weißenburg

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)