Ockenburgh

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as te ockenberghe in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Okke (“a personal name”) or oke (“place where crops have been planted”) and berch (“hill, elevated place”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.kə(n)ˌbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Oc‧ken‧burgh

Proper noun edit

Ockenburgh n

A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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