Bergermeer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aquis que vocatur mere inter berghen et alkmer sitas in 1251. Compound of the toponym Bergen and Middle Dutch mere (“lake”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former lake.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ber‧ger‧meer
Proper noun
Bergermeer n
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bergermeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN