Vegelinsoord
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Stobbegat in 1913. Compound of Vegelin van Claerbergen (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). Originally named after a hydronym. The village was renamed in honour of the Vegelin van Claerbergen family around 1955.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVegelinsoord n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN