Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Bamberg in 1536. Potentially derived from a compound of ban (legal district, legal boundary) and berg (hill, elevated place). Compare Banholt.

See also Limburgish Bómmerig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.mə.rɪx/
  • Hyphenation: Bom‧me‧rig

Proper noun edit

Bommerig n

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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