Hillegersberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rotta in 1028. Potentially a compound of the name of Hildegard of Flanders (wife of Count Dirk II of Holland) and Old Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally named after the river Rotte.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gers‧berg

Proper noun

Hillegersberg n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Hillegersberger
• Hillegersbergs
• Bergpolder

References

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