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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rotta in 1028. Potentially a compound of the name of Hildegard of Flanders (wife of Count Dirk II of Holland) and Old Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally named after the river Rotte.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gers‧berg
Proper noun
Hillegersberg n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hillegersberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN