Kraaienburg

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kraaijenburg in 1886. Compound of the plural form of kraai (“crow, Corvus corone”) and burg (“manor”). Originally the name of a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Kraai‧en‧burg

Proper noun

Kraaienburg n

  1. a hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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