Rodenburg Explained

Rodenburg is a Dutch toponymic surname. Among variant spellings are Rodenburgh, Roodenburch, Roodenburg, and Roodenburgh, each pronounced in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈroːdə(m)bʏr(ə)x/ in Dutch. The name may indicate an origin in Rodenburgh, the medieval name of the city Aardenburg in Zeeland. Meaning "red castle" or "red fortress", a number of castles and fortresses in the Low Countries carried that name as well.^[1] People with this surname include:

• Bartholomeus Roodenburch (1866–1939), Dutch backstroke swimmer
• Brecht Rodenburg (born 1967), Dutch volleyball player
• Carl Rodenburg (1894–1992), German World War II general at the Battle of Stalingrad
• Henry Rodenburg (c. 1851 – 1899), German-born American soldier who fought Native Americans
• John Rodenburg (born 1960), British physicist
• Jordanus Roodenburgh (1886–1972), Dutch urban-architect and director of AFC Ajax
• Patsy Rodenburg (born 1953), British voice coach, author, and theatre director
• Phuttharaksa Neegree Rodenburg (born 1974), Thai rower
• Theodore Rodenburgh (1574–1644), Dutch poet, playwright, diplomat and merchant

See also

• Rodenberg (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=rodenburg&gba_naam=Rodenburg&nfd_naam=Rodenburg&operator=eq&taal= Rodenburg