Schoonenburg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as de schonenbergh in 1315. Compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The second element was later reinterpreted as burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxoː.nə(n)ˌbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Schoo‧nen‧burg
Rhymes: -oːnənbʏrx
Homophone: Schonenburg

Proper noun edit

Schoonenburg n

A hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands.