Rijnenburg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Rijnesteijn in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former knightly manor.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Rij‧nen‧burg

Proper noun edit

Rijnenburg n

A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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