Berghof

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as Hoevelshoeff in 1603, attested with certainty as Berghof in 1913. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and hof (“farmstead, homestead”).

See also Limburgish Berghäöf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrx.ɦɔf/
  • Hyphenation: Berg‧hof

Proper noun

Berghof n

  1. A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.

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