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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as eimhborch in 1289. Compound of Middle Dutch enich (“lonely, abandoned”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The settlement may have formed around a castle built by Floris V of Holland.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Eeni‧gen‧burg
Proper noun
Eenigenburg n
- A village in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “eenigenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN