Bergen.
A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland.
Meaning & usage
A port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland.
Bergen, in Vestland county, is Norway's second-largest city.
A Catholic diocese named after the above see.
A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
A surname from Norwegian.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
A municipality and village in Limburg province, Netherlands.
A municipality and town in North Holland province, Netherlands.
A town and village in Genesee County, New York, United States.
An unincorporated community in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.
A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
A part of New Netherland, the name survives in Bergen County.
A surname from Dutch.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch Bergen, from Middle Dutch bergen.
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