Berkmeer

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Berk‧meer

Proper noun

Berkmeer n

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

References

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