Beers
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Bèèrs (dialect spelling)
Etymology
edit- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as beerse in 1305. Either derived from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Bears, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
- (Friesland) First attested as berse in 1329. Borrowed from West Frisian Bears, derived in turn from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). Compare Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze, Besselaar, Middelbeers, Oostelbeers and Westelbeers.
The surname is either a patronymic derived from the personal name Beer or derived from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBeers
- A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Bokkerijersriek (Carnival nickname)
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
- a surname
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Categories:
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːrs
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːrs/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- Dutch surnames