Zwanenburg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as ThuysteHart in 1615. Derived from a compound of zwaan (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and burg (“manor”). Named after the former Rijnland water board headquarters.
• (Utrecht) First attested as Ganswech in 1608. Derived from a compound of zwaan (“swan, Cygnus cygnus”) and burg (“manor”). Named after a former manor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Zwa‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Zwanenburg n

1. A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zwanenburger
• Zwanenburgs

References

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