Gellershagen
German
Etymology
Attested since 1233 as Geltardeshagen, then 1325 as Ghelderdeshaghe and Heldereshage. A univerbation of the strongly inflected personal name Geltard and weakly inflected Hag (“fence, enclosure of bushes or walls”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɛlɐsˌhäːɡən], [ɡɛlɐsˌhäːɡŋ]
Proper noun
Gellershagen n (genitive Gellershagens)
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Schildesche district, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
References
- Meineke, Birgit (2013) Die Ortsnamen der Stadt Bielefeld (Westfälisches Ortsnamenbuch; 5), Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, →ISBN, page 101–102, 239–240