Merlenberg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Mellenberg in 1788. Compound of dialectal merle (“common blackbird, Turdus merula”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛr.lə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Mer‧len‧berg
Proper noun
Merlenberg n
- A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN