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

Proper noun

Vredeburg n

  1. A hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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