Piershil

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as piershille in 1452. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Pieter (a personal name) and hil (hill, elevated place).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Piers‧hil

Proper noun

Piershil n

  1. A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “piershil”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN