Bergermeer

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Ber‧ger‧meer

Proper noun[edit]

Bergermeer n

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

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bergermeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN