Pijnenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Pynenborg in 1599. Compound of pijn (“pine, Pinus sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Named after an estate.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pij‧nen‧burg

Proper noun

Pijnenburg n

  1. a hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “pijnenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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