Beers

See also: beers and be-ers

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Bèèrs (dialect spelling)

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as beerse in 1305. Either derived from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Bears, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
• (Friesland) First attested as berse in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Bears, derived in turn from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.

The surname is either a patronymic derived from the personal name Beer or derived from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeːrs/
• Hyphenation: Beers
• Rhymes: -eːrs

Proper noun

Beers

1. A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Bokkerijersriek (Carnival nickname)

2. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
3. a surname

Derived terms

• Beersenaar

References

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