Vosseburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vosseburen in 1861. Borrowed from an earlier version of West Frisian Foksebuorren, a compound of the surname Vos and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”). Named after Anna de Vos, a local inhabitant. The first element was gradually reinterpreted to foks (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) in Frisian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvɔ.səˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vos‧se‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Vosseburen n

  1. A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.

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