Sonnega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sonnegae in 1399. Borrowed from West Frisian Sonnegae, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Sonne (“a personal name”) and gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.nəˌɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Son‧ne‧ga

Proper noun

Sonnega n

  1. A village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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