Dukenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den dukenburg in 1473. Potentially a compound of either Middle Dutch Duco (a personal name) or duken (“duck, hide”) and burg (“castle”). Originally the name of a castle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdy.kə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Du‧ken‧burg

Proper noun

Dukenburg n

  1. a neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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