Berkenrode

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berckenrode in 1284. Compound of Middle Dutch berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧ro‧de

Proper noun

Berkenrode n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “berkenrode”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN