Nieuwenberg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nieuwenberg in 1409. Compound of nieuw (“new”) (here perhaps used in the rare sense "only recently made ready for agricultural use") and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.ə(n)ˌbɛrx/
- Hyphenation: Nieuw‧en‧berg
Proper noun
Nieuwenberg n
- A hamlet in Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN