Vredeburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested around 1950 as Vrede-Burg. Compound of vrede (“peace”) and burg (“castle, fortress”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Vre‧de‧burg

Proper noun

Vredeburg n

1. A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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