Bergermeer

Dutch

Etymology

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

Hyphenation: Ber‧ger‧meer

Proper noun

Bergermeer n

A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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