Maarsbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as merseberch in 1134. Compound of Old Dutch *Meriso (“a personal name”) or the hydronym *Marisa and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Maars‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

Maarsbergen n

  1. A village in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Maarsberger
  • Maarsbergs

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