Elburg
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English
Proper noun
Elburg
- A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as elburg in 1225. Etymology uncertain. Several interprations of El- have been proposed, ranging from a personal name to a reference to the city being located on an elevated section of land to a derivation from a term related to elleboog (“elbow”) (impossible because of the presence of -n- in older forms of the word, see Middle Dutch elne (“elbow”)). A derivation from Middle Dutch *helberg (“hill among low-lying terrain”) is also unlikely. The use of ter elborch implies that the second element is Middle Dutch borch (“castle, fortified settlement”). See also Elspeet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elburg n
- Elburg (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
- Meronyms: Aperloo, Doornspijk, Hoge Enk, Lage Bijssel, Nieuwstad, Oostendorp, 't Harde, Wessinge
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “elburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN