Merlenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Mellenberg in 1788. Compound of dialectal merle (“common blackbird, Turdus merula”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛr.lə(n)ˌbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: Mer‧len‧berg

Proper noun

Merlenberg n

1. A hamlet in Deurne, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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