Bommerig

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bamberg in 1536. Potentially derived from a compound of ban (“legal district, legal boundary”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Banholt.

See also Limburgish Bómmerig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.mə.rɪx/
  • Hyphenation: Bom‧me‧rig

Proper noun

Bommerig 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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