De Bird

Dutch

Etymology

• (Leeuwarden) First attested as berd in 1511. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
• (Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as Bird and Hagena Bird in 1511. Derived from Old Frisian bird (“edge, bank”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də ˈbɪrt/
• Hyphenation: De Bird
• Rhymes: -ɪrt

Proper noun

De Bird n

1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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