Vredeburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested around 1950 as Vrede-Burg. Compound of vrede (“peace”) and burg (“castle, fortress”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Vre‧de‧burg
  • Homophone: Vredenburg (some dialects)

Proper noun

Vredeburg n

  1. a hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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