Valkenburg

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Limburg) First attested as de castello de Falcomonte in 1121. Compound of valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and a second element that is either burg (“castle, fortified settlement”) or berg (“hill, elevated place”). See also Limburgish Valkeberg.
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as ualcanaburg in 918-948. Compound of the genitive plural form of Old Dutch falko (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

The surname derives from one of the toponyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑl.kə(n)ˌbʏrx/
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  • Hyphenation: Val‧ken‧burg

Proper noun

Valkenburg n

  1. A city and former municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A village and former municipality of Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands.
  3. a surname

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “valkenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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