Kraggenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kraggenburg in 1950. Named after a former emergency harbour constructed in 1847, the name of which derives from a compound of dialectal krag (“floating peat, clump of reeds”) and burg (“manor”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.ɣə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Krag‧gen‧burg

Proper noun

Kraggenburg n

  1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Kraggenburger
  • Kraggenburgs

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