Vossenberg

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Gemert-Bakel) First attested as Vossenberg in 1936. Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg, here used in the dialectal sense "foxhole".
  • (Gilze en Rijen) First attested as vossenberch in 1456. Derived from Middle Dutch vossenberg (“foxhole”).
  • (Helmond) Compound of vos (“fox, Vulpes vulpes”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔ.sə(n)ˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Vos‧sen‧berg

Proper noun

Vossenberg n

  1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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