Rustenburg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as Rustenburch in 1573. Compound of rust (“rest”) and burg (“manor, castle”). The village may have been named after a former inn.
• (Utrecht) First attested as Rutzenburg in 1681. Compound of rust (“rest”) and burg (“manor, castle”). Named after a former farmhouse.
• (Zuid-Holland) First attested as Rustenburg in 1839-1859. Compound of rust (“rest”) and burg (“manor, castle”). Named after a former farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏs.tə(n)ˌbʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Rus‧ten‧burg

Proper noun

Rustenburg n

1. A village in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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