Tolbert
English
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editTolbert
- A surname.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as oldebert in 1479. Compound of Old Frisian ald (“old”) and bert (“settlement”). The initial T- is the result of the preposition te (“at”) being contracted into the toponym. The element ald was added to distinguish the settlement from Niebert. Compare Taarlo, Tinallinge and Tubbergen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTolbert n
- A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- nl:Villages in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands