Beers
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Bèèrs (dialect spelling)
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as beerse in 1305. Either derived from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Bears, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
- (Friesland) First attested as berse in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Bears, derived in turn from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
The surname is either a patronymic derived from the personal name Beer or derived from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːrs/
- Hyphenation: Beers
- Rhymes: -eːrs
Proper noun
Beers
- A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Bokkerijersriek (Carnival nickname)
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
- a surname
Derived terms
- Beersenaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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