Niebert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nyebert in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian nīe (“new”) and bert (“settlement”). The element nīe was added to distinguish the settlement from Tolbert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.bɛrt/
• Hyphenation: Nie‧bert

Proper noun

Niebert n

1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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