West-Souburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sutburch in 1162. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and a compound of zuid (“south, southern”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). The element west was added to distinguish the settlement from Oost-Souburg.

See also Zealandic West-Soeburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛst ˈsu.bʏrx/
• Hyphenation: West-‧Sou‧burg

Proper noun

West-Souburg n

1. A village and former municipality of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• West-Souburger
• West-Souburgs
• Oost- en West-Souburg

References

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