Kersbergen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as hoffstede geheyten Kerssberch in 1534. Compound of kers (“cherry”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally the name of a homestead.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Kers‧ber‧gen

Proper noun edit

Kersbergen n

A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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