Maarsbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merseberch in 1134. Compound of Old Dutch *Meriso (a personal name) or the hydronym *Marisa and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Maars‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

Maarsbergen n

  1. a village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Maarsberger
  • Maarsbergs

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “maarsbergen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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