Mingersborg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as mengersburne in 1331. Compound of the surname Mingers and Middle Dutch burne (“source, well”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to berg (“hill, elevated place”) and burg (“castle, fortified settlement”). Compare Ubachsberg.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.ŋərsˌbɔrx/
Hyphenation: Min‧gers‧borg

Proper noun edit

Mingersborg n

A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

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