Bernheze

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch bern (“source, spring”) and hees (“brushwood”). Originally the name of a hamlet. The hamlet was gifted to the monks of the abbey of Bern near Zaltbommel in 1196. An abbey of the same name would later be founded in Heeswijk-Dinther in 1857.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Bern‧he‧ze

Proper noun

Bernheze n

1. A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

   Meronyms: Beugt, Berkt, Bus, Dintherse Hoek, Donzel, Fokkershoek, Hazelberg, Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther, Hommelse Hoeven, Hooge Wijst, Kantje, Lage Wijst, Loo, Loosbroek, Menzel, Munnekens-Vinkel, Nistelrode, Rakt, Rukven, Vorstenbosch, Zevenbergen, Zoggel