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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as batenburg in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as battenburg in 1166. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch bata (“good”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). A different interpretation identifies this settlement with Batavodurum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.tə(n).bʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Ba‧ten‧burg
Proper noun
Batenburg n
- A city and former municipality of Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Pompestad (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “batenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN