Doniaga

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as doyenga in 1448. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Donia (a surname) and gâ (“village, village area”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoː.ni.aːˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Do‧nia‧ga

Proper noun

Doniaga n

  1. a village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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