Palenberg

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as palenbach in 1415, attested with certainty as Palenborch in 1562. Potentially a compound of paal (“boundary marker, border”) and beek (“brook, stream”). The second element may alternatively be either broek (“marsh, marshland”) or berg (“hill, elevated place”). Compare Rennemig and Vrusschemig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpaː.lə(n)ˌbɛrx/
Hyphenation: Pa‧len‧berg

Proper noun

Palenberg n

A neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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