Loënga

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as loinghum in 1335. Borrowed from West Frisian Loaiïngea, derived in turn from the dative plural form of Old Frisian Loijnga (a surname). The element ga (“village, village area”) is a later addition.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.ənˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Lo‧en‧ga

Proper noun

Loënga n

  1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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