Hooge Berkt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berrect in 1258. Derived from hoog (“high”) and berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t. The element hoog was added to distinguish the settlement from Lage Berkt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.ɣə ˈbɛrkt/
  • Hyphenation: Hoo‧ge Berkt
  • Rhymes: -ɛrkt

Proper noun

Hooge Berkt n

  1. A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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