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Engelbert.

a village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛ.ŋəlˌbɛrt/
  1. a village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as egniberde and eginberde in 1323. Compound of Old Frisian Egge (a personal name) and bert (“settlement”).

name/ˈɛ.ŋəlˌbɛrt/
  1. a male given name

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch *Enghelbert, from Old Dutch *Engilberht. Equivalent to engel (“angel, Angle”) + Brecht (“bright - now only found as personal name”)

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