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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as mengersburne in 1331. Compound of the surname Mingers and Middle Dutch burne (“source, well”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to berg (“hill, elevated place”) and burg (“castle, fortified settlement”). Compare Ubachsberg.
See also Limburgish Mingesjborg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.ŋərsˌbɔrx/
- Hyphenation: Min‧gers‧borg
Proper noun
Mingersborg n
- A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN