Bergenhuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Bergershoysen in 1537. Compound of either an otherwise unknown toponym Berg (derived from berg (“hill, elevated place”)) or Bergens (“a surname”) and the dative plural form of huis (“home”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌbɛr.ɣə(n)ˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Ber‧gen‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Bergenhuizen n

A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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