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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ghiersberch in 1312. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element may be the personal name Middle Dutch Gheer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣiːrsˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Giers‧ber‧gen
- Rhymes: -ɛrɣən
Proper noun
Giersbergen n
- A hamlet in Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN