Giessenburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Gysenborch in 1514. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧burg

Proper noun

Giessenburg n

  1. a village and former municipality of Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Giessen-Nieuwkerk (historical)

Derived terms

  • Giessenburger
  • Giessenburgs

References

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