Beers

beers be-ers Dutch Alternative forms nl Bèèrs dialect spelling Etymology (Noord-Brabant) First attested as beerse in 1305. Either derived from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from nl la bersa enclosed hunting grounds. Compare fy Bears, nl Beersdonk, nl Beerze, nl Besselaar, nl Middelbeers, nl Oostelbeers and nl Westelbeers. (Friesland) First attested as berse in 1329. Borrowed from nl fy Bears, derived in turn from a Germanic term cognate to or directly from nl la bersa enclosed hunting grounds. Compare nl Beers, nl Beersdonk, nl Beerze, nl Besselaar, nl Middelbeers, nl Oostelbeers and nl Westelbeers. The surname is either a patronymic derived from the personal name nl Beer or derived from one of several toponyms. Pronunciation nl /ˈbeːrs/ nl Beers nl eːrs 1 Proper noun nl proper noun nl village/and/former municipality mun/Land van Cuijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands nl Bokkerijersriek<qq:Carnival nickname> nl village mun/Leeuwarden p/Friesland c/Netherlands nl Derived terms nl Beersenaar References