Groeningen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Gruuninge (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as grunenhem in 1459. Compound of Old Dutch Gruno (a personal name) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Groningen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nɪ.ŋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Groe‧nin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -unɪŋən

Proper noun

Groeningen n

  1. a village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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