Gellershagen
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German
Etymology
Attested since 1233 as Geltardeshagen, then 1325 as Ghelderdeshaghe and Heldereshage. A univerbation of the strongly inflected personal name Geltard and weakly inflected Hag (“fence, enclosure of bushes or walls”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gellershagen n (proper noun, genitive Gellershagens or (optionally with an article) Gellershagen)
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Schildesche district, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
- Meineke, Birgit (2013) Die Ortsnamen der Stadt Bielefeld (Westfälisches Ortsnamenbuch; 5), Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, →ISBN, pages 101–102, 239–240