Zandberg

• (Drenthe) Attested as Sandberg in 1781. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zaandbarg, Saandbaarg.
• (Gelderland) Attested as Zandberg (De) in 1874. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
• (Peel en Maas, Helden) Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
• (Peel en Maas, Maasbree) Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
• (Simpelveld) Attested as Sandberg in 1797. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). Named after a nearby farmhouse.
• (Zeeland) Attested as Zantbergen in 1575. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”). Named after a nearby sand ridge.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as achter die zantberge in 1411. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“elevated place, hill”).
• (Overijssel) First attested as bij den berch in 1447. Compound of zand (“sand”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

The surname derives from one of the toponyms or from zandberg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑnt.bɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Zand‧berg
• Homophone: zandberg

Zandberg

1. a village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
4. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
5. a hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands
6. a hamlet in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands
7. a neighbourhood of Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
8. a neighbourhood of Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
9. a surname

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