Giersbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ghiersberch in 1312. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be the personal name Middle Dutch Gheer.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Giersbergen n

  1. a hamlet in Heusden, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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