Bergen.
Mons (a city, municipality, and capital of Hainaut, Belgium)
Meaning & usage
Mons (a city, municipality, and capital of Hainaut, Belgium)
Where this word comes from
Plural of berg (“mountain”).
a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Limburg) First attested as de barge in 1230. Initially derived from the dative singular form of Middle Dutch berg (“hill, elevated place”). The toponym later shifted to the dative plural form of berg and acquired the meaning settlement at/on the hill. * (Noord-Holland) First attested as bergum in 918-948. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch berga (“hill, elevated place”), referring here to a series of dunes.
Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland)
Where this word comes from
From Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).
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