Rijnenburg
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested 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
editRijnenburg n
- A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.