Bergermeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aquis que vocatur mere inter berghen et alkmer sitas in 1251. Compound of the toponym Bergen and Middle Dutch mere (“lake”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former lake.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧ger‧meer

Proper noun

Bergermeer n

  1. A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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