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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as Mons Petri in the first half of the ninth century, attested with certainty as berg in 858. Derived from the name of Saint Odile of Alsace and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The settlement had various names before receiving its current name in the fifteenth century, perhaps due to the influence of a local monastery.
See also Limburgish Berg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪnt oː.di.li.ə(n)ˈbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Sint Odi‧lien‧berg
Proper noun
Sint Odiliënberg n
- A village and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN