Beekbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bekberge in 1243. Compound of beek (“brook, stream”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beːkˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Beek‧ber‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɣən

Proper noun

Beekbergen n

  1. a village and former municipality of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Beekbergenaar
  • Beekbergs

References

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