Beusbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bursbergen in 1387. If the oldest attestation of the toponym refers to the current settlement, a derivation from a compound of Middle Dutch brus (“brushwood, bushes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”) is possible. Compare Beuseberg and Buurse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌbøːsˈbɛr.ɣə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Beus‧ber‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɣən

Proper noun

Beusbergen n

  1. A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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