Nieuwenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nieuwenberg in 1409. Compound of nieuw (“new”) (here perhaps used in the rare sense "only recently made ready for agricultural use") and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧en‧berg

Proper noun

Nieuwenberg n

  1. a hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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