Amerongen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as amerungon in 1126. Compound of the hydronym Amer suffixed with the rare collectivising suffix Old Dutch -ung- in the dative plural form. Compare Amersfoort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.məˌrɔ.ŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ame‧ron‧gen

Proper noun

Amerongen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands; a castle in the village
  2. A surname in the United States, from the Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Amerongenaar
  • Amerongs

References

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