Paderborn

Meaning

Paderborn (a city and rural district in eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Hyphenated as

Pa‧der‧born

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpa(ː)dərˈbɔrn/

Etymology

From Middle High German Paderborn (at least since the 15th century), from Middle Low German Paderborn (at least since the 14th century), from Old Saxon.
Attested in Latin as Paderbrunnen, Paderbrunna, Padrabrun, Patresbrun (8th or 9th century, occurs in various annales, often about the Reichsversammlung of 777).
By surface analysis, Pader (river name) + Born (“spring, well, river source”)

Sentences

Sehr verehrte Fahrgäste , der Regionalexpress nach Paderborn fährt heute abweichend vom Fahrplan auf Gleis drei ein .

Dear passengers, the Regional Express to Paderborn departs today on track three, deviating from the timetable.