Zevenbergen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (Moerdijk) Zeuvebérge (dialect spelling)

Etymology

• (Moerdijk) First attested as zeuenbercg in 1288. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the dative plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).
• (Bernheze) Attested as Zevenbergen in 1899. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the dative plural form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌbɛr.ɣə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ze‧ven‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

Zevenbergen n

1. A city and former municipality of Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Zeuvebultelaand (Carnival nickname)

2. A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Zevenbergenaar
• Zevenbergs
• Zevenbergschen Hoek

References

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