Nieuwenberg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as nieuwenberg in 1409. Compound of nieuw (“new”) (here perhaps used in the rare sense "only recently made ready for agricultural use") and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌbɛrx/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧en‧berg

Proper noun edit

Nieuwenberg n

A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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