Roomburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rodanburg in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch rōt (“red”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Originally the name of a polder, named in turn after a former castle and nunnery. The toponym is potentially a reference to terra sigilata used by Roman soldiers to construct a military outpost near the current neighbourhood. Compare Aardenburg, Rotenburg an der Fulda and Rodbourgh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈroːm.bʏrx/
Hyphenation: Room‧burg

Proper noun

Roomburg n

A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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