Houwenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hauenberg in 1803-1820. Potentially a compound of hoog (“high, upper-”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯.ə(n)ˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Houw‧en‧berg

Proper noun

Houwenberg n

  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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