Berghem
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Noord-Brabant) Bèrge (dialect form)
Etymology edit
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as berchem in 1286. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
- (Limburg) First attested as berchem in 1286. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and heem (“home, settlement”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Berghem n
- A village and former municipality of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Knollenrijk (Carnival nickname)
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN