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Dutch
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as OVERBERG in 1846. Compound of over (“over, on the other side of”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym refers to the village's location on the northern side of the Amerongse Berg.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as overbergh in 1274. Derived from over (“over, on the other side of”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈbɛrx/ (Utrecht)
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌbɛrx/ (Noord-Brabant)
- Hyphenation: Over‧berg
- Rhymes: -ɛrx
Proper noun
Overberg n
- A village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “overberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN