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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Pletsenborch in 1665. Named after a former castle, the name of which is of unknown etymology. The name of the castle may derive from a term cognate with Middle Low German plette (“flat, evenly placed”) and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”).
Compare Plettenberg.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Plet‧ten‧burg
Proper noun
Plettenburg n
- A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “plettenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN