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Piershil

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as piershille in 1452. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Pieter (a personal name) and hil (hill, elevated place).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Piers‧hil

Proper noun

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Piershil n

  1. A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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