Hillegersberg
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as rotta in 1028. Potentially a compound of the name of Hildegard of Flanders (wife of Count Dirk II of Holland) and Old Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). Originally named after the river Rotte.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧gers‧berg
Proper noun[edit]
Hillegersberg n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.