Vossenberg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Vossenberg in 1936. Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg, here used in the dialectal sense "foxhole".
• (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as vossenberch in 1456. Derived from Middle Dutch vossenberg (“foxhole”).
• (Helmond) Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.sə(n)ˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Vos‧sen‧berg

Proper noun

Vossenberg n

1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A neighbourhood of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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