Schoonenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de schonenbergh in 1315. Compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The second element was later reinterpreted as burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxoː.nə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Schoo‧nen‧burg
  • Rhymes: -oːnənbʏrx
  • Homophone: Schonenburg

Proper noun

Schoonenburg n

  1. a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands
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