Mingersborg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mengersburne in 1331. Compound of the surname Mingers and Middle Dutch burne (“source, well”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to berg (“hill, elevated place”) and burg (“castle, fortified settlement”). Compare Ubachsberg.

See also Limburgish Mingesjborg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.ŋərsˌbɔrx/
  • Hyphenation: Min‧gers‧borg

Proper noun

Mingersborg n

  1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.

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