Hillegersberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rotta in 1028. Potentially a compound of the name of Hildegard of Flanders (wife of Count Dirk II of Holland) and Old Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally named after the river Rotte.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gers‧berg

Proper noun

Hillegersberg n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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