Pijnenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pynenborg in 1599. Compound of pijn (“pine, Pinus sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Named after an estate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pij‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Pijnenburg n

1. A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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