Bergermeer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as aquis que vocatur mere inter berghen et alkmer sitas in 1251. Compound of the toponym Bergen and Middle Dutch mere (“lake”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former lake.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ber‧ger‧meer

Proper noun edit

Bergermeer n

A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bergermeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN