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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as spakenburg in 1435. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch spake (“stake, bar”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym may refer to a levee reinforced with wooden poles.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Spa‧ken‧burg
Proper noun
Spakenburg n
- A village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spakenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN