Berkmeer

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as De Berck meer around 1631. Compound of berk (“birch, Betula sp.”) and meer (“lake”). Named after a former lake.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Berk‧meer

Proper noun[edit]

Berkmeer n

  1. A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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