Sonnega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sonnegae in 1399. Borrowed from West Frisian Sonnegae, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Sonne (“a personal name”) and gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.nəˌɣaː/
• Hyphenation: Son‧ne‧ga

Proper noun

Sonnega n

1. A village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN