Wagenberg

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Waogenbérg (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as wagenberghe in 1331. Compound of an uncertain first element and berg (“hill, elevated place”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Wago (“a personal name”) and Proto-Germanic *waegja- (“sloping”). Compare Wagenborgen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.ɣə(n)ˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧gen‧berg

Proper noun

Wagenberg n

  1. A village in Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Erpelrooiersland (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Wagenberger
  • Wagenbergs

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