Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch bern (source, spring) and hees (brushwood). Originally the name of a hamlet. The hamlet was gifted to the monks of the abbey of Bern near Zaltbommel in 1196. An abbey of the same name would later be founded in Heeswijk-Dinther in 1857.

Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: Bern‧he‧ze

Proper noun edit

Bernheze n

  1. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
    Meronyms: Beugt, Berkt, Bus, Dintherse Hoek, Donzel, Fokkershoek, Hazelberg, Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther, Hommelse Hoeven, Hooge Wijst, Kantje, Lage Wijst, Loo, Loosbroek, Menzel, Munnekens-Vinkel, Nistelrode, Rakt, Rukven, Vorstenbosch, Zevenbergen, Zoggel