Amerongen

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amerungon in 1126. Compound of the hydronym Amer suffixed with the rare collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ung- in the dative plural form. Compare Amersfoort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.məˌrɔ.ŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ron‧gen

Proper noun

Amerongen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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