Klinkenberg
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Gelderland) Attested as Klinkenberg in 1845. Compound of Middle Dutch clinge (“hill, elevated place, hilly geest”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as clinkenberghe in 1345. Compound of Middle Dutch clinge (“hill, elevated place, hilly geest”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally the name of a manor.
The surname derives from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Klinkenberg n
- A hamlet in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- a surname