Niebert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as nyebert in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian nīe (“new”) and bert (“settlement”). The element nīe was added to distinguish the settlement from Tolbert.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈni.bɛrt/
Hyphenation: Nie‧bert

Proper noun edit

Niebert n

A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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