Ubbergen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ubburgen in 1277. Compound of Old Dutch up (“on, on top of”) and the dative plural of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏ.bɛr.ɣə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ub‧ber‧gen

Proper noun

Ubbergen n

1. a village and former municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Ubbergenaar
• Ubbergens

References

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